Prompt quiz..

The sudden technology quiz really shocked me. Honestly, I did not prepare anything for the quiz. However, Prof. Raja Maznah soothes us by saying that the quiz is simple and manageable. I assume that I manage to answer the quiz whereas when I look at the first question of the quiz ….Oh my God !I forgot the acronym of PLEAsE! I said to myself “P.L.E.A.S.E Prof., help me!” The one-page quiz reflects our previous knowledge and it test our prior knowledge on ICT in the Primary Education. However, I realized that learning is life-long process. We should not learn and study hard just for the sake of examinations or marks, yet we should have intrinsic motivation towards learning. Meaning that, L.E.A.R.N.I.N.G….is never stop growing as learning is a lifelong process. That's something technical educators are always telling their students, but through their professional development activities they are also practicing what they are preaching. Meaning that, we are teachers of our own. I am learning and still learning. For me, education is school of lifes.The whole of life is learning, therefore education can have no endings. I had my own styles in learning and in getting knowledge. In my opinion, other people experience and ideas is also part of my learning since I can learn something interesting and valuable from them.
MORAL : This experience taught me to be prepared all the time. I should fully-equipped with knowledge and experience.

Okay,now I would like discuss about learning technology is a lifelong learning process. In education, technology is a compelling force that needs to be in line with the curriculum to create an engaged learning atmosphere that allows pupils to become skillful learner with an endless passion for learning. According to Brennan,there are few visions of ICT in educations which are to enable the child to live a full life:
- to enable the child to live a full life as a child, and to realize his or her potential as unique individual
- to enable the child to develop as a social being through living and cooperating with others and to contribute to the good of society
- to prepare the child to further education and lifelong learning.

In my opinion, ICT offer teachers and children educational tools and resource which extend their learning environment. There are 3 ways of approach to ICT which are learning with ICT, Learning through ICT and Learning about ICT.

LEARNING ABOUT ICT : Teacher and children develop skills and knowledge in using the ICT technology tools to support learning.

LEARNING WITH ICT: Teacher and children use ICT resources to support the curriculum and achieve the learning objectives.

LEARNING THROUGH ICT: Teachers and children use ICT to transform the process of teaching and learning in new ways. They learn effectively and meaningfully by the use of technology.