Technological Institute of the Philippines – Quezon City ED 009 – Educational Technology 2 “A 2page !eaction pape"# $a%e& Joven, Christine Diane M.
P"ofesso"& Dr. Maria Christina Aragon
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all (eans, #o! are technolog# o(niscient, an$ (ore so, i& #o! are a “digital immigrant” #o! are not tech:savv# or an e;ert in !sing technolog# an#(ore. 'n &act, ' a( a sel&:$eclare$ “digital namigrant < 8a ter( ' (a$e ! # (i;ing oth ter(s9 &or ' live in the ti(e erio$ that technolog# alrea$# e;ists an$ is a tren$ #et not reall# %ell:verse$ in its co(le;ities. PA!T 2& 'n this art, it reorts on intervie%s %ith eLearning G!il$ (e(ers &ro( oth e$!cation an$ %orlace learning, on ho% the# erceive learners o& to$a#, an$ ho% the# are a$$ressing their nee$s. 'n&or(ative #et co(licate$. *%o %or$s ' have sai$ a&ter ' &inishe$ rea$ing this art. 't %as in&or(ative &or it gave ne% &acts that can e o& hel to (e, as an in$ivi$!al, a learner an$ a &!t!re e$!cator. 't (a$e (e reali=e$ that %ith the $a%n o& We 6.7 social (e$ia tools, it ave$ %a# &or (an# oort!nities, so!rces an$ lins &or to$a#0s learners. 't (a$e the( (ore in$een$ent an$ (ani!lative in $oing (!lti:tasing sills, %hether it e in an in$ivi$!ali=e$ instr!ction or collaorative learning e;erience. An$ ' can reall# relate to that. >n the contrar#, it %as co(licate$, in a sense that, it (a$e (ore $i&&ic!lties &or the “traditional learners” to ee ! %ith the( 86.7 learners9 an$ to accet the !se o& technolog# in their $ail# lives eseciall# in a %orlace setting. )ence, it %as reall# hel&!l to learn so(e tis &ro( e;erts intervie%e$ &or the research article on ho% to get the( 8tra$itional learners9 e involve$. PA!T *& *he last art loos at the i(ortance &or learning an$ $evelo(ent ro&essionals to e;erience eing a “Learner 2.0” in or$er to a$vise on aroriate ne% learning aroaches. *his art %as reall# enlightening. asicall#, the est i$ea ' have learne$ %as “E!erien"e is t#e best tea"#er.” ' elieve nothing can $e&eat nor s!rasse$ that. 't %as even (entione$ in the art 6 o& the research article that generation o& to$a# are (ostl# “e!eriential learners.” )ence, learning an$ $evelo(ent ro&essionals, ractitioners, staehol$ers an$ even teachers sho!l$ also $o the sa(e thing. 5esearch an$ e;erience &irst:han$ %hat their learners e;erience in !sing the technolog# or, (ore seci&icall#, the “Web 2.0 so"ial media tools,” an$ !se it $ail#, %hether it e &or ersonal or ro&essional !roses. Lie %hat ' have recentl# learne$ in (# Fiel$ ?t!$# co!rses, one o& the things ' (!st $o as an asiring &!t!re e$!cator, accor$ing to the “$ational %om!eten"y&'ased Tea"#er
(tandards )$%'T(*,” %as to ee (#sel& areast %ith the latest $evelo(ents, tren$s, reathro!ghs an$ technologies in e$!cation. What ' gaine$ &ro( the research article is o& %orth%hile an$ o& !se to an# &!t!re !n$ertaings ' (a# e involve$.
