Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Digital Literacy In My Own Words (Virginia Heffernen)


My teachers from elementary, middle, and high school best prepared me for my tech requirements for college by teaching me basic steps of learning and developing a higher sense of learning over time. Back then technology was not advanced when I was growing up. So in that case learning was more hands on than relying on technology. In high school technology developed very gradually and improved making learning more useful for me and my peers. If I wrote my past teachers an email regarding their curriculum, I would say involve more technology because it’s more convenient.

In my career field I want to become a counseling psychologist. The technology I anticipate in using is basically the technology that we’re using now. In order to communicate with my clients I’ll need all lines of communication. Meaning phone calls and emails. Nothing new of a technology is really needed. Oakland University will most definitely have me prepared for using technology in my chosen career field. Everything I do in class involve in using technology, so it’s getting me use to it. In my opinion I write better in a relaxed setting using email. Emails are more personal unlike a blog: in which everyone can see. Emails are better and more convenient and personal beyond messages between you and whomever you’re writing to. If I were an English Teacher my attempt to better prepare the future generations is to make sure my students are using the technology we have today; in order for them to be prepared for super high tech jobs they have to know how to use the technology we have today. Communication is very important, so using emails and other ways to communicate among one another is very useful. I agree with the main thesis because as a person grows older they gradually become literate.

Over time technology has improved and makes becoming literate more easier. So teachers need to change their curriculum to better prepare students for the technology in the future.

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