📱ICT as Communicative Tools

Upon learning about communicative tools in education, I have learned how essential they are in creating an active learning environment. Communicative tools in education are applications that support the exchange of ideas, thoughts, and feedback between educator and learners, and among learners themselves. Communicative tools can include emails, discussion forums, messaging apps, video conferencing, and collaborative documents. Communication in traditional classroom is often one-directional, which is from teacher to student. However, as a result of digital communicative tools, learning becomes more of a two-way or even multiple-way. Where students are given the opportunity to share their thoughts, ask questions, and learn collaboratively. For example, during a group project, students can use a Google Docs as a communicative tool. Where students can share ones idea, provide feedback, edit content together regardless of time and chat within the document. Furthermore, integrating communicative tool in teaching and learning encourage active participation where students who are usually quiet in class can express themselves more freely in online discussions or written chats without having fear of facing crowd. As a result, this encouraged teamwork and makes learning environment more comfortable for the learners who feel uncomfortable to share ones opinion in class. Using communicative tools is also plus point for teachers where one can track learner progress and give instant feedback. All in all, I came to realize that using communicative tools can create a positive learning environment where students feel connected and involved which is vital in learning environment. Moreover I feel that these tools prepare students not only academically but socially and professionally as well. They support the skills like digital literacy, communication, and collaboration. At the same time, it fosters teamwork where tools like shared documents and group chats support cooperative learning. It also support feedback and clarification as at any time teachers can give feedback, and students can ask questions at any hour. Lastly, it extends learning beyond the classroom where students can stay engaged with the subject and with each other even after the lesson ends.