Use of ICT in Learning and Teaching

The World of Google Sites! Why Every Teacher Should have a Google Site! Date:18th Aug 2021/Wednesday/9:09 PM This blog post is inspired from my recent work on Google sites in school with teachers. Currently teachers are working on developing their individual sites as well as using Google Sites to share their learning experiences with other fellow teachers in school. Due to the COVID pandemic teaching and learning in classrooms has completely transformed and I believe for the better. It has provided teachers with a great opportunity to review their teaching and learning practices in class. It's an opportunity to provide learning uninterrupted and continuous. This blog post explores some of the practices currently introduced in school , a review of the pros and cons and a glimpse of the wonders that can be achieved with Google Sites. Let's begin by exploring the benefits Google Sites has to offer for teachers in schools and why they should opt to create their own individual sites...

Exploring Innovations in Education - The Teachers Guild Date 14/Nov/18 Wednesday This blog post is inspired by my dive into hundrED Innovations in Education . Though it was not possible to share all of them here, I have picked up the ones that inspired me the most and are worth trying in schools. The first one is the Teachers Guild Approach in education. My upcoming blogs will explore their impact and possible applications in schools. To begin with "The Teachers Guild" its a learner centered approach aimed at equipping teachers with the mindsets and methods from design thinking so that they can plan and design learning experiences keeping in mind the growing and evolving needs of the students. This  approach focuses on collaborations among teachers based on design thinking methods and mindsets.  It encourages teachers to share ideas, starting with a challenge that you intend to solve with collaboration with peers. It equips you with skills that help aid teachers in...

Professional Development - Whys & Why Not's Date: 27th  Sep 2018/Thursday This blogpost is inspired from my love for training online/face to face for teachers/trainers/educators. Through out the previous two years I  have had several opportunities for professional development online. This blogpost will explore answers to  few important questions regarding  professional development beginning from my views regarding online PD, why does it matter so much, what are the various opportunities available for online PD and what do educational institutions need to do in order to ensure equitable access to online professional development for their staff in their respective institutions. Why is Online PD important for me? Lets begin by looking at reasons for my unending love for  Professional development and why it matters to me. Firstly It is because of these online professional development opportunities that help build my own skills and led to the dev...

Re-thinking EdTECH in the Early Years Date:08/09/2018  Saturday This post is inspired from my recent dive into an Online course  about the  Early Learning & Pre - School Education 2.0 - Child Centered and Playful Learning in Finland offered online by ALO Finland . I am extremely thankful to my course Instructor Pirjo Sohunen for the opportunity to explore and learn from the Finnish education system. The course helped me understand the meaning of child centered and playful learning in the early years. It also highlighted the process through which the Finnish system ensures that every child gets equal opportunity to grow to their full potential. It further provided an insight about use of various strategies, tools and education technology in the early years.  I will begin by sharing how learning takes place in the early years in Finland and then move to discussing in detail the role education technology plays   in the early years. Lets start by...