When I consider the iLE@RN model and this web 2.0 course this is the first time I have ever completed an online course using exactly what this course has been about, the diverse tool that the internet has to offer.
When I first started teaching back in the 80's computers were still a long way from being the personal and valuable resource they are today. But without the development of an electronic link, such as the internet, the whole social capabilities and the richness of learning it has to offer would not be possible.
As teachers we need to facilitate the development of this technology in the classroom, we may even find ourselves presenting information to learners not in a classroom setting, but they are learning from us over the web through you tube, google docs and wikis. We will provide the structures and reflective practices for our students. Learning is not restricted to a time or place but it is firmly linked in the engagement of students to learn, even the age and situation of the student can be different as any one can access our lesson.
Within a Catholic context, catholic as open to and welcoming all, the internet provides the opportunity to spread the Good News in our learning and links community groups together enabling us to support the needs of others who in the past we may not have been aware of or have even known there situation. It brings a sense of social justice to the learning of all people.
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