'Information and communications technology (ICT) encompasses the hardware and software that enable students to work more productively and creatively, collaborate more effectively, gather and evaluate information efficiently, and share their knowledge with others, locally and globally.'
This section taken from the VELS stood out to me as the idea of collaborative learning, within my teaching method of Media Studies is definately shaped by the ability to collaborate online and share knowledge with each other. My year 11 media class that I taught during my rounds has a group facebook page, which is used to submit work, put group ideas together and show examples of material that the students find inspiring.
Within the `Approaches to Information Communication and Technology` section, it states that;
Students use contemporary communications tools to:
- acquire information from online sources including experts
On the Media Studies facebook page for this particular class, industry professionals were regular contributors in helping to assess and comment on the work that students had produced. I think that this is an invaluable way that students can connect their media practice withh the real world and this would only be achievable through the social networking/ideas exchange that new media channels present.
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