Engaging students in learning

The article titled Engage me or Enrage me raised some important points about the use of technology in schools and how we must engage the range of students in the classroom.As expected, life and technolgoical resources available have changed over the last four centuries. The author identifies that, in the past, students have not had or needed the immense amount of technology to maintain their attention that is available and needed for today’s students. Personally, growing up in a time where computers were rarely used in the school, I definitely notice these changes. It is also evident that, unlike the past, technology must now be seen as an integral part of education.

As Emma suggested, attitudes about teaching technology must change if our aim is to engage students. I believe that this can be achieved if the teacher is creative in the ways that they integrate technology across the curriculum subjects and if they embrace the notion that ‘playing’ can equal ‘learning’.                                  

Reference:

 Prensky, M. (2005). Engage me or enrage me: what today’s learners demand. Educause Review. 40, 5, 60-65. 

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