We are herding towards the end of the year, which means to all us, final exams and end of the journey. We are all looking forward to graduate and be honors ICT graduates. When we started this qualification we had a vision and drive. There was a reason why we made a decision to specialize in ICT .The question now is “where to from here”? Are we still as motivated and enthusiastic about our goals as when we started? Be it your answer is yes or no here is something to motivate you to hang on to that goal and vision and keep on.
Watch those distractions.
These are some distractions that could rob you of your dreams.
1. Obstacles
Obstacles are what you see when you take your eyes off the goal (to pass the course and make a difference in the lives of our learners).Therefore if you come across the mountain, climb it, round it, or tunnel through it! Don’t allow it to stop you.
2. Criticism
“If you in a front line you will be the one to be shot at, of course you will be criticized. If criticism is leveled at you, analyze it, and if there is anything that can help you, learn and grow-good, use –it, otherwise put it behind you and keep going .You cannot afford the luxury of carrying excess baggage. Remember we are here to make a difference for our learners to give them the future they deserve.
3. Circumstances
We often pin the blame for our lack of accomplishments on others or on circumstances but history is filled with inspiring stories of those who fought against the odds and won. Don’t allow health, ethnic background, where you were born, of opportunities as a child or lack of education. Let’s teach our learners that despite their socio-economic backgrounds they can pull through.
Good Luck to all of you. Hope to see you at graduation.
Inspired by a book by Dr David Molapo “If you‘re not growing you’re dying"
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Since I registered for ICT honors in 2008, I had developed from one level to the next. I can now use computer with confidence and able to develop sites by myself but the Journey has just started, we would need to work harder to improve on what we know now: the following have been learnt:
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• Engage community members in learning about and understanding community issues, and the economic, social, environmental, political, psychological, and other impacts associated with alternative courses of action.
• Incorporate the diverse interests and cultures of the community in the community development.
o the ability to communicate effectively with appropriate ICT tools using a variety of presentation media (including individual and group presentations, and global communication systems such as web sites, emails, video conferencing, digital portfolios, etc);
o the ability to use digital tools for control, measurement, modeling and handling information, being aware of their capabilities and limitations;
o the support required for the points above, including ICT skills taught through different curriculum areas, systems support, software and hardware support, and a curriculum which includes the use of ICT skills in authentic learning tasks;
o access to a computer with internet capability at home;
• In developing a future vision of using ICTs in education in developing countries, as Kevin Donovan says in his thoughtful article, it is the policy and the approach that matters not so much the technology itself. But the technology is nevertheless highly variable.