This week we had our asynchronous class in which Dr.Fariza asked us to watch a video on Augmented Reality (AR). Honestly, I have heard a lot about AR since the past 3 years but I only knew about it briefly and not in detailed. So, I was very excited when we were asked to watch the video on AR as I would like to know and explore more on what is exactly Augmented Reality (AR).
So, what is Augmented Reality or AR? Augmented reality (AR) is a technologically augmented version of the real world that is created through the use of digital visual elements, sounds, or other sensory stimulation. To put it simply, AR (Augmented Reality) is a technology that extends our physical world by layering digital data on top of it. Unlike Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR) does not develop entire artificial environments to replace actual ones with virtual ones. This means that AR uses a real-world setting while VR is completely virtual. One of the most notable example of AR is Pokemon Go game which we could see as if the Pokemon exist in the real world but through the lens of smartphones. In the context of education, AR does provide a lot of benefits. By delivering a visual and interactive learning experience, it enables for a better grasp of an otherwise complex topic. Consider how much easier it will be for educators to go paperless when AR is implemented in the classroom. It makes our jobs as educators easier because we won't have to bring as many teaching materials to class. Besides that, AR also improve the learning experiences as the activities that integrated with AR often interactive and as a result could engage the students' participation in learning as well as increases their motivation. Thus, I believe that the usage of AR in the classroom offers various benefits especially to the future generation students as they would be more advance and require an advance and updated way of learning. Yours truly, Humairaa
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Today we had asynchronous class as what we have agreed with Dr.Fariza last week which was to have alternative classes (synchronous and asynchronous). So, we were asked to watched Youtube videos by Dr.Fariza on how to blog/create the portfolio using Weebly. I have never heard of Weebly before and this was my first time exploring it. I used to blog (during school years) using Blogger but that was years ago. I started blogging when I was 14 and continued it up until I was 17, but honestly I wasn't that active in blogging because I only blogging when I feel like it. The reason why I started blogging was because I saw my cousin's blog which was very very cute and attractive (every time I opened it, songs started to play and there was even a customized cursor). So, seeing her cute blog made me wanted to own a blog too, and during that time I only knew one platform which was, Blogger.
Okay now, let's talk about Weebly. So, I began exploring Weebly while I was watching the Youtube videos and I would say that Weebly was a user-friendly platform. Plus, with the step-by-step guidance by Dr.Fariza, I found it even easier to blog using Weebly. The interface itself was very simple and easy to use which I can guarantee that even those who have never blogging before could even do it by using Weebly. With just a few clicks and you're good to go. Besides that, Weebly also provides the users with various features to enhance the experience in blogging such as media (which include inserting videos from Youtube, documents, files, audio etc.) and there's also e-commerce feature which would be useful for those who own a business. Another feature was the theme (which was my favourite feature) because it had tons of attractive themes so it allows the users to change it whenever they want to. Overall, I would say that Weebly is one of the best platform to blog because of the various features it provides and I definitely going to start blogging again, and this time by using Weebly. As the future educator, I hope that this platform could be a starting point for me to create a blog (educational blog specifically) so that I could share and spread my knowledge especially in my field, with hope that it would benefit others in the future. Yours truly, Humairaa We had our very first meeting with our tutorial lecturer, Dr.Fariza, in the 5th week. I was very excited to get to know my classmates from various courses such as Special Education and SUKRES, as well as the long-awaited person that I’m eager to meet virtually which is, Dr. Fariza. So our first class began with Dr. Fariza introducing herself. I was amazed to find out about her great achievements and contributions in the Innovation and Technology field. It was clear as day that my tutorial lecturer is really a sensei in this field. Then she asked us to introduce ourselves (although some of us already did that in Telegram by posting our pictures and a little bit of our backgrounds). Dr. Fariza also asked us to turn on our cameras so that we could see each other's faces (which I'm pretty sure all of us got a sudden social anxiety because we rarely turn on our cameras), and honestly I was very pleased to see my friends' faces and they all seem in a good shape. Being able to meet and greet them virtually made me feel like the good old days where we could meet each other in the physical class (which I really hope we could go back to campus and attend physical classes on the next semester). Next, Dr. Fariza explained the course proforma in detailed and followed by the lecture topic which was the Introduction to Innovation & Technology in Teaching & Learning. This topic gave me a whole new insight towards the technology because initially, I thought technology was solely a combination of electronic things and the internet. But Dr.Fariza had completely changed my perception, which she said "Anything that helps facilitate work or in the context of education i.e. something that facilitates the teaching and learning process is considered technology." So, basically if we create something such as teaching materials that could actually aid the learning process to become smooth, it is considered as technology. This topic also explained about the domains of educational technology which include 5 domains altogether (I called it as DDUME): 1. Domain 1 (Design) 2. Domain 2 (Development) 3. Domain 3 (Utilization) 4. Domain 4 (Management) 5. Domain 5 (Evaluation) Based on these five domains, I personally think that the most challenging domain is the Design domain. This is because teachers need to design the teaching materials that suits the student's knowledge and level. Moreover, the teacher needs to ensure that the teaching materials are engaging and efficient to the students which I think it is quite tough at times, especially for Gen Z students because they tend to have shorter attention span and are more advanced. Thus, teachers need to carefully analyze and understand the students' needs and background knowledge before designing the teaching materials to ensure that the teaching materials are appropriate and suit the students' needs. To conclude, all of these domains are indeed crucial in ensuring the smoothness of the teaching and learning process. Finally we're coming to an end, so Dr. Fariza asked us to turn on the cameras once again and this time it was a group photo which I think all of us looked cute though haha. I truly enjoyed our first class and I couldn't deny that Dr. Fariza did know how to grab our attentions which I'm certain that all of us can't wait for the next class. I would also say that this subject is an exciting subject to learn and I'm sure I could polish up my technology skills which would be beneficial in the future. Lastly, I hope that as a future educator, my knowledge of technology will progress along the same lines as Dr. Fariza's, and that I will be able to contribute and incorporate as much technology into education in the future. Yours truly, Humairaa |
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