Activity 1

Hi Everyone my name is Simon Tafea and recently I have appointed a senior teacher at Wesley intermediate.  I have been attending Mindlab over the last few months.  I have been teaching over the past 10 years.  At the end of last year I decided to take on a new challenge  of teaching a E learning class.  I have been really keen to identify where this will take me in the long run.  being part of the mind lap course has prepared me to take on this challenge of stepping outside my comfort zone.  A challenge that will push me to work with different ideas.

Applied Practice in Context
Course aim: To critically examine and contextualise practice and develop a critical understanding of how indigenous knowledge and cultural responsiveness, society, ethics, environment and law inform practice.Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate a critical understanding of how indigenous knowledge and cultural responsiveness inform practice.

• Critique and evaluate practice in the context of different audiences (local, national and/or international) and their perspectives.

• Critically analyse issues of ethics, society, culture and professional environments in relation to practice.

• Critique and address issues of law, regulations and policy in practice.

Over the last few years I have been driven by the fact that technology is playing a big role in the way we teach students so being able to understand how I can be accommodate the use of technology in our schools.  The question is what are the main benefits that it has in my approach to teaching through engaging students.