Subject: [IFETS-DISCUSSION:1277] Re: Role-play by Albert Ip
From: Albert Ip (albert@DLS.au.com)
Date: Sat 03 Mar 2001 - 08:37:06 MET
From: "Albert Ip" <albert@DLS.au.com> Subject: [IFETS-DISCUSSION:1277] Re: Role-play by Albert Ip Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2001 18:37:06 +1100
> Role-playing, used with a "Real World" environment, is the beginning of
> teachers becoming facilators. These applications can begin with one
> on-line idea, from one student, and grow into a collabration of as many
> students that have access to the e-mail.
> This is very important for the future students of the twenty first
> century. They will need to be educated as learners, not as clones that
> rote rehearse and spew back what the THEACHER has learned. The dynamic
> tomarrow asks that students be independent thinkers, as employee. That
> they be capable of taking information and creating projects that enhance
> the markability of a company. Unless the student becomes learners, this
> will not happen. The only time an instructor should have to interviene
> (after programming the course) is when the student, or group of students
> is stuck, or diverted in the wrong direction.
I cannot agree more. One of the motivation to find new ways of using ICT in
teaching, learning and/or training is to enable students, learners or
trainees to acquire skill. For training, it may afford to be a little more
short-sighted as implied by terms such as "just-in-time". I passionately
believe that there is still grounds for "just-in-case" education which build
lifelong skills. The problem is that we don't know what will be required.
The best guess we can make is based on today's value system - such as
learning skills, independent thinking skills, communication skill, the
ability to work in a team, .....
Most of these of "soft skills" and best learnt via experience, reflection
and appropriate guidance and stimulation. So I believe role play simulation
has a role to play in this environment.
> Technology and Multi/Hyper/media is upon us, there is nothing anyone can
> do about this fact. Students of all ages will become independent
> thinkers whether the faculty like it or not. So go ahead Albert Ip. You
> sound good at what you do. Please be encouraged. There's nothing to
> defend.
Thanks for your encourage, TP. I love more people on board to help. :-)
regards
Albert
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