I think sometimes we can all get a bit monotonous in our approach to life, we become routine and therefore sometimes become uninspiring to others - you know you have reached this point when no one listens to you. I think its easy for this to happen as a teacher when you are faced with curriculum demands to get things done and to feed our students as much as we can. This pattern doesnt excite or engage learning. multiliteracies can bring a certain energy to the room that your voice and worksheets no longer can!
rather than making students read a chunk of factual text, show them a doco on the topic and get them note-taking. yes reading text and extracting information are important skills that need to be honed but so are listening and viewing skills. when reading a story no longer gets the kids giggling, have them look at digital storytelling or start making their own.
i think multiliteracies are a great way to engage students in their learning, they are able to broaden their skill base as they learn to be critical of these tools.
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Hi Kate
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you. I am not sure if it is a skill that I have lost, but I have yet to be able to concentrate fully when a teacher reads out a picture story to the class! Is this just me?
another benefit - 10 minutes less reading by the teacher means you have 10 more minutes to catch up on other things!!!
ReplyDeleteSo true. There are a range of different resources out there and we need to USE them. With technology improvements there will be more and more ways to use technology in the classroom too.
ReplyDeleteRemember that with new technologies, you can always start small - that is, explore and become familiar with one or two and then, when you feel more confident, begin to extend your 'repertoire'. As Kate indicates, multimedia content can be used to add variety to the day and, hopefully, engage and motivate students. You can eventually build up quite a repertoire of digital services and resources that you can use to complement your teaching at any given moment.
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