ICT and Learning

ICT and Learning

1. Online Tutorials

   • use ICT for learning
   • contains content to instruct students
   • simulations allow students to see what happens in different situations
   • animations help students understand how things work
   • self-tests let students know how much they have learned
   • Advantages
     • + flexibility as to where and when students learn
     • + materials make use of multimedia
     • + materials can be accessed with lots of devices
     • + can learn in a car or running for example
     • + keeps students interested and motivated by a variety of activities
     • + students can work at their own pace
     • + computer won't judge you if you get things wrong
   • Disadvantages
     • - software is often complex and use a lot of animation and graphics - which makes it expensive
     • - students often need interaction with other classmates in order to work
     • - can present students with an opportunity to take a break instead of work
     • - hard for teachers to gage progress
     • - lack of flexibility as humans can explain things in different ways

2. Online Assessment

   • Exams and tests performed online, with marks your work and gives you your results
   • + results are obtained immediately
   • + you can analyse what you did well in and what you did less well in, so you can target your revision
   • + frees up teacher time, as there are no assessments to mark
   • - danger of hackers accessing the system and changing the marks
   • - reliance on equipment that may go wrong
   • - only suitable for certainty yes of questions because it would be difficult to get a computer to mark an essay

3. Virtual Learning Environment (VLE)

   • student assessments
   • allows teachers to add their own content
   • allows teachers and students to communicate with each other
   • students can submit work electronically
   • teachers can mark and return work electronically
   • teachers can set homework tailored for different students
   • Advantages
     • + students can access using any computers or portable device which will connect to the internet
     • + learning can take place anytime - students not constricted to learning in a classroom/lessons
     • + individualised learning
     • + students can access themselves anytime - makes them feel more responsible
   • Disadvantages
     • - software is very expensive
     • - danger of hackers altering reports and test marks
     • - staff need a lot of training
     • - entering content can be time consuming