E-Learning: From Interpassivity towards Interactivity.
I have recently read an article relating to interactivity within classrooms and schools (follow this link to the UTS page and then click on the article). This particular article focuses on interactive educational software which is also referred to as ‘virtual’ learning environments. This article talks about how the use of educational software can enrich lives the process if learning, providing that there is a pedagogical sound concept for its use.
The article also goes into what is the criteria for ‘good’ interactive educational software. These are listed below.
- content based on fundamental ideas
- Incorporating different cognitive levels
- High degree of interactivity.
I agree with the authors when they talk about the good characteristics of interactive software. There is no use in implementing interactive software activities if they do not have a specific purpose or are not interactive and fun for the students to use. The teacher’s teaching pedagogy must reflected within the lesson for it to be worthwhile. These software tools are not cheap so if they are bought they need to be used effectively!
