Open AccessHarnessing ICT to support the mixed-mode delivery framework
Author(s) -
Koh Noi Keng
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
revista diálogo educacional
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1981-416X
pISSN - 1518-3483
DOI - 10.7213/rde.v10i31.2650
Subject(s) - information and communications technology , context (archaeology) , knowledge management , pedagogy , computer science , engineering , sociology , world wide web , geography , archaeology
To teach the net generation in today’s classrooms, it calls for innovativeteaching and learning strategies that are engaging so as to sustain learners’interest in learning. This paper describes how Singapore has successfullylaunched ICT initiatives in schools and expounds the use of the MixedMode Delivery (MMD) pedagogical model in ICT-Rich classroomsin Singapore educational context. This paper discusses how ICT isharnessed so as to support the MMD model where student teachersare empowered with a wide repertoire of strategies and tools to createa more positive learning environment. The paper concluded with theremark on the importance of the MMD as a viable pedagogical modelfor sustaining interest of learners in a high-tech world.