Izithili zezikolo zase-US ziqwalasela ukuvalwa kwezikrini ngokubanzi njengoko iingxoxo ngeteknoloji yezemfundo zijolisa kumgangatho

Njengoko i-Los Angeles Unified namaphondo ali-17 ase-US eqhubeleka nezithintelo zokusetyenziswa kwezikrini eklasini, iinkokeli zemfundo zilumkisa ngelithi ukuvalwa ngokupheleleyo kusongela ukufunda ngedijithali okunentsingiselo nokusebenzayo.
Inyathelo elikhulayo lomgaqo-nkqubo kulo lonke elase-United States lijolise ekusetyenzisweni kwezixhobo zamakhompyutha kumagumbi okufundela. ISithili seZikolo esimanyeneyo sase-Los Angeles (Los Angeles Unified School District) kutshanje sivote ngamxhelo-mnye ukuvala izixhobo ezikhutshwe sisithili kumabanga aphantsi, ukumisela imida yexesha lezikrini kuwo onke amabanga, kunye nokuphicotha zonke izivumelwano zeteknoloji yezemfundo. Kwangaxeshanye, ubuncinane ngamaphondo ali-17 aqhubeleka nemithetho yokuthintela izikrini ezikolweni, apho amaphondo amane sele etyikitye loo manyathelo aba ngumthetho emva koxinzelelo oluvela kumaqela abazali alwela amalungelo.
Nangona kunjalo, iinkokeli zemfundo kunye nesikhokelo esihlaziyiweyo esivela kwi-American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) zixoxa ngokuba imida yexesha engagqitywanga ngokucacileyo iyiphatha ngendlela engeyiyo le ngxaki. Endaweni yemida emiselweyo yemizuzu, i-AAP icebisa ukuba kuvavanywe amajelo edijithali ngokusekelwe kumgangatho nokufaneleka kwawo ngokwenqanaba lokukhula komntwana. Abalawuli bezikolo babonisa ukuba ukungaphumeleli kweteknoloji yezemfundo (edtech) ngokuqhelekileyo kubangelwa kukuphunyezwa kwayo kakubi—njengokusasaza izixhobo zekhompyutha ngaphandle kophuhliso lobuchule lootitshala okanye amacebo acacileyo okufundisa—kunokuba kubangelwe kukujonga isikrini kuphela.
Umahluko omkhulu usekwe kwindlela yokufundisa (pedagogy): ukubukela nje okungasebenziyo, njengokuskrola kwiintanethi zosasazo, kwahluke ngokupheleleyo kwimisebenzi yedijithali edinga ukuthatha inxaxheba efana nokwenza imifuziselo yenzululwazi (scientific simulations), ukuzibandakanya kumaqonga okufunda aguqukayo, okanye ukusebenzisana kwiiprojekthi zedijithali. Kwezo zikolo zisebenzisa iikharityhulam zedijithali neenkqubo zokukhowuda (coding), le ngxoxo yomgaqo-nkqubo igxininisa ukuba ukudityaniswa kweteknoloji ngempumelelo kuxhomekeke ekufundiseni okukhokelwa ngutitshala okunemiphumo yokufunda ecacileyo, endaweni yokusebenzisa izithintelo eziqatha ezingakhethiyo.
Umthombo: eSchool News



