For this assignment, I chose to make a Canva infographic to look into the eCampus Ontario’s Technologist module. I chose this piece because I’ve always been interested in how technology works and using it to make my life easier. As a teacher, I plan on passing on my passion for technology to optimize my students’ success.
I plan to use what I learned from this module in my classroom by integrating technology in an open and accessible way for all students. Students deserve the opportunity to succeed no matter their obstacles.
This module revolves around the idea that technology can and should be used in the classroom to address all students, including those with learning differences. Many present day classrooms simply focus on taking notes and subsequently being tested on the content. This is not the way that all students learn, so it is not an efficient way to reach all students and ensure knowledge.
Digital literacies are a vital piece to surviving in today’s technology-dependent world, and I believe that students should learn how to safely and beneficially use digital tools. The main point that I want readers to take away from my Canva artifact is that students should learn not only curriculum in school, but life skills too.
Design-thinking is another concept discussed in the module and it follows the path of empathize, define, ideate, prototype, and create. This framework allows students to troubleshoot and learn from their own mistakes. I believe that this is beneficial for the students because critical thinking and problem solving are vital for success in any field that they go into.
My opinion on open pedagogy is that all education should be open and accessible for everyone. Spending money on classes and on resources to succeed in those classes is ridiculous, so I really hope that Open Educational Resources become more common.
Teachers are a vital part of shaping the young minds and they have an amazing impact on our futures. The future Prime Minister is probably sitting in a classroom right now and I know that I want my leader to be well-educated and to be able to think for themselves.
