Disintermediate+Me

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Take the Challenge - Stimulus Material
=Group A Response=

When students have immediate access to the world’s rich, interactive and personalized data, what is the role of the educator?

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This is not something new - rather something that will continue to become more prominent, particularly with the introduction of the 1:1 program. As a result of this, our school needs to continue to refine itself in order to maximise the facilitator role.======

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Assistance needs to be given to 'filter' and 'evaluate' the information that is given on the internet. Not only find information but also cross-reference it. The teacher needs to be able to guide students in finding accurate information from reliable sources - rather than just the bible known as "Wikipedia".======

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Without the facilitator, students are not going to progress forward in their cognitive development. This is like Thomo playing his golf and learning from corrections from the golf pro - without corrections being made along the way by the teacher/facilitator then the same erros will continue to be made.======

We need to keep looking for practical applications for the student' knowledge. This can not always be given thorugh the direct ICT.

 * 2) Changes in Assessments**

With all students now having access to their own computer this puts us in a position where re-consideration of assessment items may take place.

We need to be aware that this is a time consuming task for teachers.


 * ======Presentation of information appears to be a large marking criteria - is this really learning?======
 * ======Should we be testing presentation and creative or knowledge, skills, understanding etc.======
 * ======It's one thing to have all the ICT ... it is another thing to be able to use it effectively.======
 * The HSC is still a written examintation which is literacy based. Therefore activities and preparation for the HSC must include provisions for improving such literacy skills.
 * We need to be conscious that we are relying on technology to work. Backup for the technology is imperative.
 * Differing speeds of learning of some students - some ahead while others are lagging behind - how will this be handled by teachers and students.
 * Issues with corrupted files etc - how will this be handled. Teachers and students need to be educated in how to handle this and indeed prevent it.

=Group B Response -= "It is not the destination that is important rather the journey" Homer