I am indeed a Generation Y individual and yet it is not and hindrance for me not
to educate those who are in the generation Z student. I reflect that as a future educator, I
should not stick to what I learned but I should also have to think on what my
learners needs and what they want. Spoon feeding is one thing that I observed
in my intermediate days, where my teachers give me the information and the
learning. My learning and knowledge is up to there. My thinking is not that
hastened and as years pass by, technologies are being used as a media that we
could use. Generation Z students is indulged on using gadgets and technologies
where they grew from using it. And because of this they use it for
entertainment and I will be the one to understand and will try to use this not
for this gadget to use my students. I will be the one who will teach them and
help them what they have to learn. I will engage them through this to gain
knowledge and learning and evade them from all the disadvantages of this media.
Engage not to entertain. I learn that as a future educator we are not merely be
the one to instruct the student on what they need to do but I am the one who is
responsible to guide them on what they need to do. I should teach them not just
to entertain themselves but rather to engage them to learn and to add knowledge
even if the class ended. This media should be use wisely and that is my role as
a facilitator to find answer to their questions and to construct another
question to be answered.The lesson struck me
because it is well explained that how as an educator is involved in this
technologies and the video clip explained it more intimately the hidden
messages of the lesson. The Moral things that a educator should have. I just
not learned but I also had a reflection that could be applicable to my
profession as a future educator. I understand more what is Educational
Technology is all about.
