My Reflections on ED403 sessions

The inclusion of technology and digital tools into the education system is slowly hauling away the traditional style of teaching and learning. Today’s learners are more comfortable using digital tools and prefer to learn online than to sit in the lecture room with books clearly outlining a bright future for E-learning and M-Learning for higher education. According to The Economic Times, (2023), E-learning is based on some formalized teaching using electronic materials with the help of computers or smart devices and internet connectivity to enhance and support learning. Amongst other higher education providers, the University of the South Pacific   (USP) has continuously invested in ICT that many programs are offered online or using blended mode. Following a strong commitment towards E-learning and M-Learning, USP has rolled out numerous initiatives such as proving tablets and laptops to first-year students, use of SMS feature embedded in LMS, professional development for staff, and...

  Session 2: Learning Resources and Technologies The common goal to make quality education accessible to all irrespective of their physical demographic ensured continuous growth of distance learning. The advent of latest technologies supporting such learning continues to improve day-by-day that now many are more comfortable learning outside of traditional classrooms. This led to an escalating demand for more online educational platforms by educators and learners to ensure active engagement and quality learning taking place. Using online educational platforms, quality and enriched lessons are delivered in real times (synchronous) via some conferencing tool or recorded and shared (asynchronous) so that students are engaged at their comfortable chairs. It becomes extremely important for the educator to ensure the learning goal and pedagogies used along with the digital tools are kept at the focus of learning instead of incorporating a tool that does not support quality learning. Hen...