LESSON 5: PREFERENCE OF TECHNOLOGY GENERATION

 LESSON 5: Preference of Technology Generation

CONTENT

            What the old generation likes may not be the same as what the new generation prefers in their life, work and leisure. Sad to say, much of the good things enjoyed by elders when they were students are no longer available to the new generation. The state dictates educational priorities based on perceptions on the country’s need to strengthen its agricultural, business or industrial economy. In the field of education, it is important that critical differences in perception between old and young which create a generation gap need to be discussed.

*Texts versus Visual- in order to research, we are going to the library, use the card catalogue for needed books, and sign up to borrow books for home reading. Nowadays, we are now exposed to the new technology in such manner that their visual fluency or abilities have been sharpened and enhanced.
*Linear versus Hyper media- before, they obtained information in linear, logical and sequential manner. Nowadays, we were access to hyperlinked multimedia digital information.
*Independent versus Social learners- experts describe this mode of digital learning as one that based on experimentation, discovery and institution.
*Learning to do versus learning to pass the test-the old teachers teach students in order to help them pass tests. On the other hand, the new digital learners simply wish to acquire skills, knowledge and habits as windows of opportunity afford them to learn.
*Delayed rewards versus instant gratification-the traditional reward system in education consists the grades, medals or certificates. On the other hand, the instant gratification consist an immediate scores from games.
*Rote memory versus fun learning- it’s about learning and memorization, while the other is through fun learning.

In sum, teachers need to connect with digital learners, and not think of them as entering their past-30 years old traditional world. While there are apparent setbacks or limitations to digital learning, there are opportunities to tap through:

*visual learning
*hyperlinked multimedia
*problem-solving activities

EXPERIENCE

            When I was still in high school I experience such things. Our teacher is so left behind that she even doesn’t know what are our interest and needs and because of that we find her class as very boring. She is more on lecturing, reporting and paper and pencil test. The other of mine also is aware of what we really need to be motivated in learning, she has different teaching styles that make us interested to listen, and she has different kind of assessment that we find it as fun. There are really a big difference between a traditional learning and the new way of learning. It is not applicable to use the old way.

REFLECTION    

      

            As a future teacher, we really need to understand our student’s capabilities, needs, interests and their readiness to learn. They will not just go to school to learn but to help bring those learning’s forever, it must be fun all the way. We can also go for some seminars and lectures that will help us to fully understand our students. Our way of education is rapidly changing because of the help of these instructional materials the technology.

APPLICATION

            Well as a future teacher, we can use this as we will teach our students we must be open minded.  Student nowadays not only look for knowledge they are into the skills they want to learn. We must help our students to acquire both knowledge and skills.