Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Do interactive communication tools lead to interactive learning?

Through experiencing the interactive white board today, reading the article and discussions during class I believe that the actual tool does not lead to interactive learning. I think this because it is a tool and only a tool to teach. It is the role of the teacher to lead the interactive learning. Anyone can come up and push buttons, but it is really the discussion, reflecting, questioning and analyzing that leads to the interaction. It is important for teachers to remember that the interactive white board and the PowerPoint presentation is not the teacher. The teacher and the students are what makes learning happen. It may encourage teachers to think about incorporating interaction, but it does not complete the job for them. I think this is why in some cases teachers fall into the trap of lecturing even though they think that they are not because they are using some form of an interactive tool.

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