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.