week 5 Reflection: Multimodal and co-constructed learning

Children should be able to have a say in what they learn- co-constructed learning.
Co-constructed learning, allows teachers to 'guide' students rather then preach to them. This would make the classroom more enjoyable for students to partake in and therefore have more involved learners. This is an effective strategy as it allows students to be independent, develop and think about what it is they find interesting and want to learn more about.

Using enquiry based learning within design technologies is a must and co-constructed learning allows students the room to make their technology designs more unique. With the resources we have at hand these days, such as Skype, twitter, internet, email etc. it is very easy for students to weigh in on their development and share it with others. The benefits of co-constructed learning is limitless for both teacher and student, however here is some benefits:

• Individualisation
• Self- paced learning (learning themselves what level of learning they are at)
• student motivation
• Independence
• Community of online learners
• more time for teachers to focus on individual students
• being more self-sufficient
• a continual online learning base

Using multimodal sources such as, images, videos, slides, audio etc. as resources for co-constructed learning will further enhance the students learning capabilities and further engage their motivation in the subject. Children are very interested in technology and learning new skills from it, therefore utilising it as a resource for the classroom is a must.