Technology & Math Education (ESEB 4224)

Introduction Hello everyone and welcome to the last post of this blog. Today, we learned about distance learning and this topic caught my interest as I am currently a student who is studying in this mode. Distance learning is defined as delivery of instruction to students  who are separated from their teacher by  time and/or location. As for in my case, my main campus is in Kuala Lumpur, but I am studying in Pulau Pinang, which is far for daily travel.  Distance education affects teachers by offering flexible licensing renewal and/or  profe ssional development causing them to rethink the conventional nature of instruction which is chalk and talk. Distance learning provides the environment where teaching and learning are no longer among the 4 walls but across districts, states and countries. This new educational style also affects education by the change of courses available in higher education and by providing instruction to home bound students. ...

Introduction Hello everyone and welcome to my fifth post. Today we learned the Audiovisual technology usage in the teaching and learning of Mathematics. As per the definition, audiovisual means  possessing both a sound and a visual component in a single device or item such as a film or a TV program.  Examples of Audio/Visual/Digital Technologies We discussed a few interesting examples whilst observing the evolving of technologies over the years. Based on  Audio and Video Technology (Textbook Table 9.1 p 319), this is the simplified table that I had managed to come up with to show the functions and the new technologies. Function Digital and Emerging Technologies Individual non-moving images Document camera Computer display Clip art  Photo galleries on CD or Internet Photographic images Document camera  Computer display Photo galleries on CD or Internet Movin...

Introduction Hello everyone and welcome back to my fourth post. In this week, we were introduced to the World Wide Web and making the most of the internet resources and we gained some ideas about web-enhanced instruction, website design, web tools and academic website evaluation. Firstly, we learned that World Wide Web is actually a system of Internet servers that support specially formatted documents. There are several applications called Web browsers that make it easy to access the World  Wide Web. The two of the most popular ones are Firefox and Microsoft's Internet Explorer.  WWW Elements and their meanings However, I did come across something interesting that is the World Wide Web is not the same with the Internet. As a student, I grew up believing that both were merely the same. This was something new that popped out and definitely a matter that I would seek to give importance to whilst explaining to my students in the future. Educational Web Resource...

Introduction Hello everyone and welcome back to my third post. This week, we discussed networks and Internet and their applications in teaching and learning Mathematics. To my amazement, there are many things I should know as a teacher such as computer networks, network security, expanding connectivity through telecommunication, internet tools and services, Internet service providers, Internet-based communications, other internet services, and using Internet in teaching and learning.  Networks and Internet Under this section, our lecturer highlighted the importance of knowing and comprehending these terminologies that are related to networks and the Internet. At first, I struggled to understand the way these mechanisms work, but as our lecturer broke down the entire circle of this topic, I began to understand how these devices work as separate entities and also together to make information shareable. I have compiles the main aspects and their definitions a...

Introduction In this topic, we discussed the applications of academic software in the teaching and learning of Mathematics. The primary purpose of educational software is to teach or self learn. The main objective of learning this chapter is to gain understanding to enable teachers to enhance their pedagogical skills and inculcate interest in the minds of the students towards Mathematics. Academic Software or Educational Software Academic software is defined as the enrichment of the teaching and learning process that  meets the needs of students.  Here, we learnt regarding the 2 main educational software. They are; Courseware = Course + Software This refers to the entire course or any additional material when used in reference to an online or computer formatted classroom. It can be in different formats , e.g. HTML pages, PDF files or document files.       2. Edutainment = Education + Entertainment This is the merging of computer...