The Digi-Teacher Era

What are Digital and Communication Technologies and why are they important to me So you’re probably wondering, what’s DCT?  Well simply put DCT = Digital Communication Technologies.  There’s a little bit more to it however. Digital and Communication Technologies is stated as “the design and construction of communications technology that transmits information in digital form (“onlinedictionary”, 2016). In short, DCT’s are digital tools that allow two or more people to communicate with one another. They can be written, verbal, visual or audible forms of communication. Some examples include: Texting via mobile phone, video chatting via Skype, collaboration over Google Docs. Etc. Texting Congress 3 Adam Fagen - 2013 Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) Our era has come to see the vivacious importance of digital technology in our daily lives. The need to use these DCT’s are unquestionable, they are quite literally everywhere...

Is there more to online games than fun? Undeniably electronic games have become a significant part of leisure time, however in a variety of different forms and mediums. Online games have been around for years and have had quite an impact on the online gaming community and even going so far as to break into other sectors.    In recent years, the movement for inclusion of digital games or video games in an educational setting has attracted a widespread of attention of people not only in education but within the game development industry. Games are now being developed in a way to combat the ‘boringness’ of learning and embed content that is relevant within the classroom, not being content specific but by having the ability to be specific. The likes of Mojang’s Minecraft is a prime example of this. Salter suggests that online games can be used to encourage a diverse way of thinking and can steer a rather boring subject matter in an engaging manner (Salter, 2013). In a...

Hi there, Out of the ordinary blog post. This is my peer feedback to other students within my course. Attached are photos of my feedback  In regards to Rachelle's post and job creation from technology I questioned her about the pre-existing businesses and how they are losing due to the development of technology, I used the example of the Australian Post Office. The article linked backs up my point.  http://www.news.com.au/finance/business/retail/australia-posts-amazing-35-billion-turnaround/news-story/395ed86e15197c2be151e232cab6378b  Jake Le Mottee presented a well thought out post, I however, acknowledge the fact that spacial learning is extremely important but question how does one help speed up imagery comprehension. A supporting article is https://readingrecovery.org/images/pdfs/Conferences/NC09/Handouts/Carry_Visual_Literacy.pdf 

The way in which we talk An understanding of how changes in technology impact on the way humans communicate, and the ethical issues that surround these changes Have you ever been on a train or a bus and looked around to see everyone engulfed by what’s happening before them on a screen? Rather than what’s happening around them right there and then in the physical world? It’s quite astounding to say the least. The ways in which humans communicate has changed dramatically. Gone are the days where humans would communicate via ink and quill on a scroll, to posting a letter, or being put through to the recipient by an operator when telephoning. The days of the Internet, smartphones, notebooks, tablets and social media have reinvented traditional modes of everyday communication. The Hard Talk by Krishnakumar Omanakuttan - 2013 Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) The introduction of the World Wide Web after its development from ARPANET has be...

Twitter Logo: twitter-bird-white-on-blue By Steve Garfield 2013 Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) “Hang on let me just retweet this”. “Q&A is on? Can’t wait to jump in on the discussion #QandA”. “Better let my followers know”. These are sayings that were once meaningless to me not that long ago.  Like many millennials I have seen the uprising of social media platforms such as Twitter and personally never really saw the appeal. My preconception of Twitter was that it was just a marketing tool for big businesses, or for getting involved in mediocre television broadcasting discussions, but why would I need that when I can just use Facebook? Not to mention being constrained to a 140-character limit. However since being introduced to it from a career-enhancing point-of-view, I have been able to see the power of the short, concise messages you are able to broadcast. Through the hashtag system you are not only able to ...

The task of the excellent teacher is to stimulate "apparently ordinary" people to unusual effort.  The tough problem is not in identifying winners:  it is in making winners out of ordinary people.  ~K. Patricia Cross The Digital Era is upon us. The way in which children, teenagers and even adults learn has completely changed. Books, worksheets and paper tasks are no longer the only means of learning and working. It is now possible to ‘learn-on-the-go’ through the wonders of electronic devices such as notebooks, smart phones and tablets that connect you to the World Wide Web (thanks Tim Berners-Lee). Through the platforms of social media, online forums and e-books the possibilities of broadening your understanding are now seamlessly in your hands. The world as we know it has gone through significant technological changes that no-one 40 years ago could ever imagine, and it’s not slowing down any time soon. Now that the digital era is here, whether we like i...