5.3.4 Reflect on learners engagement

5.3.4 Reflect on learners engagement 

• What is the essence of engaged learning?

Engaging learners is all about involving students in every thing we do in classroom activities. we need to motivate them, encourage them, talk with them and even fostering peer relationship, Learning comes from passion and we all know that our job as educators is to engage learners with the help of  these endless technologies. It is important for the educator to go to class when they can understand what these technologies can do, so that they can help the students to evaluate, figure out were these tools will help. 

• Is technology a critical role-player in engaging learners?

Technology is a critical role player in engaging learners. Learners know how engagement with technology feels like and they like to feel it every time, and when they are learning. To day learners go online every time they wish to do so, and they know what to get online. The best strategies used for engaging learning is the use of technology and its tools. for example social medias is one of an effective way to broaden engaged learning.  

    

• What are the limitations of technology in engaging learners?

One of the common limitation of engaging learners in teaching is the unreliable and slow internet services plus luck of adequate facilities and equipment. This is common in most of the African countries and beside that, many educator are ICT illiterate and some don`t even know how to use computers. So all of these factors limit the use of technology engagement of learners.

All in all, engaging learners  has to be our number one goal. we should stop thinking of what we are going to teach to day, but we should think of what we are going to engage our students with.