shows new ways.................
By Mohammed Khurshed Alam#MIEExpert15
Sway has become an essential and
popular educational tool for teachers and students. We live in that part of the
world where basic human rights are not yet established. Most of people are continuously
struggling for their survival. Education is compulsory to all. We are at the
initial stage of integrating ICT in Education. Still 99% teachers are not aware
of Digital literacy let alone Sway. In my institution I take one class
Bi-weekly by using technology. Besides these we have limited access to
different productivity tool. But being an MIEExpert15, I am privileged to use
latest versions of all products and education technology. I have been using Sway in my class and with
my class for the last three months. I have also introduce it to my fellow colleagues
in my institution. As teacher of developing world I find Sway to be the most
effective product for the resource constraint teachers and students.
Here are
the five most effective ways Sway can be used to transform education in the
developing world.
Way # 1: Sway can be used by teacher to plan lesson
We can plan or redesign a traditional lesson into the most
effective and attractive multimedia based lesson plan.
Way #2 Sway can empower teachers and students to easy research.
Sway is a great tool for search and research because it
brings all the sources right in our dashboard to choose and use. We can see the effectiveness and
relevance of our research at once. My personal experience tells me that teachers and students show negligence
of one International Law namely Copy Right Law. Bing planted in Sway teaches me
and my students to be aware of this by providing us resources that are
permissible.
Way # 3 Sway saves a lot of time in creating lessons.
As Microsoft Innovative Expert Educator and Mentor school
leader, I trained a lot of teachers, administrators and facilitators. Teachers
are reluctant to integrate ICT because they have dedicate a lot of their time
in preparing lessons. In our part of the world where teachers are the least
paid employee hardly find time to devote in integrating ICT. Here Sway is most
effective. When I demonstrate creating a lesson in fifteen minutes from the
set lecture-based lesson, most of the teachers feel enthusiastic.
Way # 4 Sway is the most effective in delivering lessons in the classroom
In traditional lectured-based delivery students feel bored
and lack enthusiasm. In Sway we can overcome this hurdle because we can
incorporate multimedia even edutainment related to the lesson to make the class interesting.
Way # 5 Sway can be a great platform to peer learning and feedback.
Peer learning happens when one student goes through the
product of other student or one group of students see the scripts or product of other group of
students or the result of the performance of whole class.
:
Great educators around the world have great and innovative
things to present through Sway. In my classroom and outside the classroom. Sway
is a necessity for the resource –constraint teachers and students of a
developing country to succeed in the 21st century.
Thank You ,
Microsoft in Education and Sway team for giving me such an opportunity.
No comments:
Post a Comment