Introducty Post

Hi my name is Courtney. I'm a student enrolled in Central Queensland University's BLM (secondary schooling) program.
I look forward to learning about technology and how technology can be used as a teaching and learning tool.

To start learning about technology I completed the learning style test, an optional activity for this week with results as follow:

ACT <--> REF : ACT 5
SEN <-->INT : INT 9
VIS <-->VRB: VRB 3
SEQ <-->GLO: GLO 1

Interpreted this indicates that I have a mild preference for verbal and global learning and a strong preference for active and intuitive learning.
As I have previously completed this test I was unsurprised by the results. this year many fellow students and myself have become very consciously aware of our learning preferences as well as their importance and impact on learning through this and similar tests.

The variation between my learning style and that of those around me was noticeable in not only our test results, but in our behaviours and methods of study. As a future learning manager myself it is crucial that I am aware of such differences in preferences and am able to cater for all my learners needs.

I believe information and communications technology can be extremely useful when implemented correctly in today's classroom. Furthermore I believe that as professionals we all have an obligation to our learners and to society to adequately prepare students for their future. To best do this I believe we should utilize available technology to not only aid in preparing students for the digital world but to meet their individual learning preferences in a way that would be impractical without the assistance of digital technology. With the information and communications technology currently available we are better equipped than ever before; why not use this to our and our learners' advantage to achieve better results more effectively?