Friday 19 October 2012
WELCOME TO MY BLOG
Saturday 24 December 2011
REFLECTION ABOUT LEARNING ICT
This is my third time I learnt about ICT that included in my course lists. The first time is during my secondary school and the second time is during matriculation. However, during this semester, I learnt many new things that I did not know or even exposed before. Actually, when Dr.Sophia introduced the learning outcomes of this course (Information and Communication Technology in Science), I thought this course is not interesting and does not has distinct important. However, after I have been through for 14 weeks in this course, it was actually fun and provide more knowledge for me. The knowledge is not comprised about the applications of ICT but also the moral values. For examples, Dr.Sophia teaches us on how to be open-minded person, be the effective and perfect teachers.
First, I learnt on how to use the Smart Board by Miss Aimi. This is the first time I learnt on how to use Smart Board because I never see the Smart Board before. The Smart Board is the interactive electronic whiteboard that is better than common PowerPoint where the demonstration and presentation become more alive and interesting. There are many colorful tools in the Smart Board besides there are also duster and color pens that specifically used for this Smart Board. This Smart Board is sensitive to touch, thus I just can demonstrate my presentation by clicking on the Smart Board. Besides that, the Smart Board also can accommodate different learning styles. For instance, I use the colorful pens to draw and then erase my drawing using the provided duster. On the same time I can show the video and the other activity tools just by touch to the desired items, making it as the audience’s attractor besides I am also enjoy on using this Smart Board.
I also learnt on how to create my blog and use all the tools in the blog in order to make e-portfolio (teaching portfolio). Before that, I had tried to create my own blog. I do realize that creating my own blog is more interesting and enhancing my curiosity to explore about the use of blog. Thus, for every week, I entered the ICT class and keep improving my skills in using blog such as inserting pictures and video using scribd and google doc. My teaching portfolio is about all the things I have done during this semester and my focus goal is to complete it with anything about this course (ICT in Science). In my opinion, the application of blog give many advantages for example we can share anything about what we have learnt and experiences with our friends and other followers. Thus, we can gain more knowledge as well as improving and developing ourselves. Besides that, the blog is like virtual interactions among the bloggers where we can communicate even not meet face to face. I can communicate with my classmates and my other friends at the outside by sharing our contents and commenting for any improvement. As blog is about ‘sharing’ our content, I think this is the better way where we can gain more knowledge and transferring our knowledge by blogs. By blogging also can eliciting my idea on creating new beneficial posts where can develop my cognitive, psychomotor and affective skills especially in teaching and learning skills.
From my reading, data logger is an attractive and alternative device that able to accept a greater number of input channels, with better resolution and accuracy. During the ICT practical class, I had learnt on how to use the data logger on collecting data by conducting an experiment in determining human body regulation (temperature). After the experiment, I transfer the data into the computer and I can see that the data was quite accurate because the data logger reads the changes of temperature and humidity for every second, even there are slightly changes. This is why the usage of data logger is more compliments in the experiment compared to manually way to take the measurements which can lead more errors. In my opinion, the data logger should be supplied to all the school thus students can gain more accurate results when conducting the experiment; preventing them from misconception.
As the conclusion, the application of Smart Board, blog and data logger have their own advantages in order to help us in teaching and learning process. Without these applications, it is hardly to reach the peak of mountain in order to see our education system lie on the same level with the other developed educations.
REFLECTION ABOUT SIMULATION AND MODELLING
1. SIMULATION
In my opinion, there are many advantages of using simulation in teaching. For example, my group had chosen ‘DNA structure’ as the simulation. Why we choose DNA structure? This is because most students know the term of ‘DNA’ but they do not really know the structure of DNA, as the DNA is micromolecules in our body. How can we see the DNA with the naked eyes? Thus, by using the simulation video about DNA structure, I can show them the invisible DNA become visible. This way of introducing the lesson with simulation can stimulate the student’s curiosity about the DNA. Comparing to the manual pictures or drawing about the DNA structure, students usually imagine the DNA structure and this situation can contribute to the misconception about the DNA structure. Besides, the simulation video facilitate teacher during teaching by attracting the student’s interest to watch that video. And, the students and teachers can easily to access this video by pause, stop, and increase or decrease the volume or even restart.
2. MODELLING
From my view, the modelling is more interesting and effective way in teaching and learning. This is because we can change any variables and see the responding effects. Our group had chosen the ‘natural selection’ as our modelling. We can change the variables (fur, tail and teeth) as well as the environment (equator and winter) and predator (wolves and foods). In reality, it takes a long time for natural selection to occur because it is also evolution of the species. Thus, by using this modeling, we can understand the concept of natural selection by trying to use any variables and see the consequences of the variables directly in several minutes. I think the modelling is better to be used in the teaching and learning but combining both simulation and modelling can be the best decision.