BLOG POST 3, RELATING THE ICT MASTERPLANS TO THE ESE

I fervently believe that all the three Masterplans were applied with great effect in my ESE Junior College. The students were always encouraged to make power-point presentations in front of the entire class. They were able to effectively use resources from the Internet to carry out intensive research work, linking many fields of thought. They would then use the visualiser to project their worksheets, or share their power point presenations with the rest of the class. Some students also showed video clips to enhance and support their presenatations on poetry. The participants of each presentation session were actively engaged in using the ICT tools, in order to carry out their study of a text. The teachers I observed during my ESE had kept themselves very updated regarding the various ICT tools available to them and they often shared a lot of information with their students. A lot of the projects focused on international and global issues, and hence the students were encouraged to work independently and confidently, by effectively using ICT tools as their educational resources. I think that the use of ICT tools further enhances the symbiotic relationship which is seen to exist between the student and teacher, by making learning an extremely stimulating and collaborative endeavour. Both the student and the teacher learn from each other and can enlighten one another with a multitude of new concepts.