1. What are some characteristics of digital natives?
(Done before reading article as per instructed)
Digital natives are flexibles and able to adapt to changing environment fast. This might be due to their upbringing and brain development. Upbringing in my opinion is the most impotant attribute that could determine the later part of their life as it is that time where children's motor skills, thinking skills...etc starts to develop.
Digital natives are relatively impatient lot of people. They are very task orietated and result orientated... Similar to those games they have adapted to. This is good as an employee but is bad in family setup cos events or expectation in family only happen after a period of time... and involve love and patient which sometimes games (virtual world) is lacking in.
2. Which portrait did you select? (In your blog, create a link to the portrait.) In terms of their digital background, how similar was that student compared to a Singapore student?
Selected:
Cameron's Portrait : http://www.edutopia.org/digital-generation-profile-cameron-video#
Singapore student are not as "technological advance" when compare to Cameron. I believe Cameron is exception from his cohoots and don't think that majority of the students in US does what Cameron is doing.
Singapore studenst I am sure a small percentage of them can be comparable as Cameron... only with the luxury of finacial support from various parties and the right environment. I am glad that our education system is evolving fast and ICT will soon be integrated into the education system although now is still at its infant stage.
3. How might teachers in Singapore today engage and teach our digital natives?
Teacher has to adjust themselves and be ready to accept any critics/teaching from students while they are teaching... cos information are very fluid and fast changing which sometimes may be out of pace for most of us.
School facilities has to be updated and teachers has to be trained on how to use those facilitities. Peers (teachers) sharing session is important so as to keep the teachers up to date and teach each other on more difficult topics.
Part B:
1. As you look into the possible future of the educational landscape, what sort of impressions, fears, or possibilities crossed your mind?
Future education will have virtual classroom. Lots of calloborative learning with peers and teachers will take up mentoring role. Students might design their own learning and pace themselves towards their goal. I will see more early specialising of subject areas as the students will deem certian subjects has got not "financial value"!
Beside virtual environment where they can make all the mistakes that they could afford, the real environment will also be part of their education venue. Student will be assigned for attachement earlier if speciallisation is adopted.
What fear crossed my mine? I think in general our job will be at stake! Teacher's position will be greatly reduced. You simply don't need them anymore. Anyway, I am prepared for this.... as this is my 2nd career and had previously worked for 2 organisations within a short period of 7years, I forseen that this will be the future (there will not be any life-long career anymore! Forget civil servant). We need to find a nichee and start to think and prepare for the day to come, and I believe my third career in 10years time will emerge... we just need to size the opportunity when the window is open! This will also be the student future job environment.
2. What might living, learning and working be like in the future?
As per mentioned, living environment will be much more comfortable = LAZY people will be created! All we expect is fast and efficient with a push of button! BUT ARE WE READY FOR IT? What is required in a company point of view to deliver all these? (be it a service or product) Are the future generation of workers ready for it?
In a fast paced environment, a product life cycle is getting shorter and shorter (think of your h/p, computer and TV), it is happening right now! When a product life cycle goes short from 2-3years (a decade ago) to 1year/half a year now, means workers need to work much harder to cope with the changes and to deliver it to the consumer's hand.
Similar to learning, student are expected to solve a problem faster and the only way is to capitalise on calloboration and with the help of ICT.
OR can society revert back to basic? Can we go without H/P? I really cant! I can 10 years ago but not now!
How is NIE preparing you to prepare your students for this possible future? How might you prepare yourself?
Student teacher or the existing teacher will need to constantly update themselves with the most current subject content and also to constantly keep themselves relevant to the changing environment.
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