The Masterplans for ICT continuously stress on the importance of ICT as a platform for engaged learning; a principle which I strongly agree with. A teacher of a Primary school class mentioned that her pupils would excitedly ask about the upcoming lesson and the type of software being used in class the moment they heard that the lesson would be an ICT based lesson. Here, I feel that the students’ excitement is not just limited for students of a young age but even for those in Secondary Schools and in Junior Colleges as well. In my experience with some classes in Secondary schools, students are excited and more interested in the lesson when I use ICT as a platform to engage them. Personally, I also think that using ICT makes a teacher appear more relevant to the students and subtly demonstrates that the teacher’s subject/ the content that the teacher is teaching them is also relevant.
As a student, I experienced the implementation of Masterplan 2 in schools. As such, I was accustomed to seeing ICT being used in school albeit not as extensively as it is used now. I recall having to attend computer literacy courses in Primary school which taught us how to use basic Microsoft functions as well as taught us how to type.
The concept of incorporating ICT as a fixed tool in the curriculum envisioned in Masterplan 3 will definitely have a large impact me as a beginner teacher. Not only will it expect me to be extremely computer literate, it will also expect me to remain current and creative, capable of constantly thinking of different, innovative ways to use ICT in teaching. Moreover, with the advancement of real-time technology, I will probably have to expect that I will need to use real-time platforms to connect with students and these platforms may require my frequent attention outside of school.
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