Tridigital Learning
Finding a balance between past, present, and the future
What is Tridigital Learning?
Reflecting on the video above: A Vision of K-12 Students Today
Supporting Tridigital Learning
The article, “Technology has Made Teaching Easy”, explains the importance of technological skills: “[S]kills are essential for any child to grow up to be an effective and productive part of the society” (“Technology” para. 18). Teachers produce tomorrow’s leaders and without teaching these skills, students will be ill prepared for the workforce. In addition, the Association of California School Administrators president, Alice Petrossian, explores the relevance of technology in the classroom when she states, “it now touches almost every part of our lives” (Petrossian para. 1). From these two examples we can see how technology plays an important role in our classrooms today, but the question still remains about how to find a balance between this digital perspective and the traditional one. Research supports the traditional classroom In the article, "Use Technology to Upend Traditional Classroom", Justin Reich observed how a classroom integrated technology through a project, but how the teacher provided support when the students got stuck and provided feedback. We learn about the importance of combining these traditional methods with technology. As a future educator myself, I hope educators will also consider the many benefits of integrating technology more often into the classroom while still holding on to some traditional teaching methods. This is why it becomes so important to be educated on tridigital learning.
Information from Research:
- http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/05/23/32reich.h31.html
- "Technology has Made Teaching Easy" Digital Learning. Noida: July 2011. Proquest.
- Petrossian, Alice. "The Power of Technology to Reshape What Happens in our Classroom". Proquest.
"The most potent and permanent way to leave a message in this world is to write it in the hearts and minds of students" -Kevin Honeycutt
Past Classroom
A traditional classroom consists of students sitting at their desks, raising their hands to answer questions, and only the teacher presenting the information.
Present Classroom
Technological advances, such as the smartboard, are currently used in many schools across the country. These types of technological tools have been useful for both teachers and students, but it seems that the technology will become more individualized for each student, as we head to 1:1 classrooms.
Future Classroom
Although we are seeing some 1:1 in K-12 education system, it is expected that technology will become more dominant in the classroom. This is one of the reasons it is important to find a balance by having the perspective of tridigital learning.