Using technology in the classroom: A Phenomenological Reflection

Using Technology in
the Classroom:
A Phenomenological
Reflection
Ernesto Ramos Jr
DLSUD
epramos@dlsud.edu.ph

Using
Technology in
the Classroom:
A Workshop?
ervinramos@yahoo.com

I was walking along a path
with two friends – the sun
was setting – suddenly the
sky turned blood red – I
paused, feeling exhausted,
and leaned on the fence –
there was blood and
tongues of fire above the
blue-black fjord and the
city – my friends walked
on, and I stood there
trembling with anxiety –
and I sensed an
infinite scream
passing through
nature. - The Scream
Edvard March
1893

Using Technology in
the Classroom:
A Phenomenological
Reflection

Using Technology in
the Classroom:
A Phenomenological
Reflection
Phenomenology = Research Tool

Phenomenology =
Philosophical tool for
qualitative analysis of
a phenomenon.
Phenomenology=
It is the study of
experience…our
experience.

Phenomenology =
a phenomenon.
Phenomenology=
It is the study of
experience…our
experience.
Reflecting
about our
experience
in using
technology
in the
classroom.

Phenomenology=
It is the study of
experience…our
experience.
Reflecting
about my
experience
in using
technology
in the
classroom.
More existentially
appropriate…

Phenomenology =
a phenomenon.
Phenomenology=
It is the study of
experience…our
experience.
What are
the
basic
questions
for
reflection?

Basic questions
on the use of
technology.

Question 1
version 1

Question 1
version 1
(Q1.1)

(Q1.1)
Do you use
technology in
the classroom?

(Q1.1)
Do you use technology
in the classroom?
Wrong
Question?

(Q1.1)
Do you use technology in the classroom?
Of course, we use
technology in our
school. That is a
trademark of homo
sapiens. Right?

Question 1
version 2
(Q1.2)
What technology do
you use in your
school?

What technology do
you use in your
school?
-Difficult
-Embarrassing
-Outright
scandalous

Relax!
I’ll revise the
question.

Relax…
and let’s try to be
objective and
remove all
personalities and
try to hide behind
the veil of
anonymity

Question 1
version 3
(Q1.3)
What technology do
teachers use in your
school?

Question 1
version 3
(Q1.3)
What technology do
teachers (they) use
in your school?
“Avoiding subjectivity…trying
to be objective”

Q1.3
What technology do they
use in your school?
Better?
Acceptable?

Q1.3
What technology do THEY use
in your school?
Better?
Acceptable?
No?
Why not?

Q1.3
What technology do they use
in your school?
Why not?
Q1.3 is a vague
question?

Q1.3
in your school?
Why is Q1.3
a vague
question?

Q1.3
in your school?
Why is Q1.3
a vague question?
1. “Usually” is a vague
word
2. A toilet bowl is a
technological tool that
teachers use in your
school, Right?
RELAX !

(Q1.4)
What technological
tools do teachers in
your school frequently
use in their classes to
improve learning and
teaching processes?

(Q1.4)
What technological tools do teachers in your
school frequently use in their classes to improve
learning and teaching processes?
Better?
Acceptable?
ACCEPTABLE FOR NOW?
OKKKKKKKKKKK

(Q1.4)
What technological tools do
teachers in your school
frequently use in their classes to
improve learning and teaching
processes?
Better?
Acceptable?
ACCEPTABLE FOR NOW?
OKKKKKKKKKKK

Using Technology
in the Classroom:
A Schizophrenic
Reflection

What can your
answers reveal?

What can your
answers reveal?
1. How tech savvy your
teachers are?
2. How technologically
superior your schools
are?

What can your answers
reveal?
1. How tech savvy your teachers
are?
2. How technologically superior
your schools are?
Unimportant…
Trivial…

More important
question...
More revealing...
More insightful…

More insightful…
Why do teachers
use those tools in
the classroom?

Why do teachers use those tools in the
classroom?
1. Because they are required to use those
tools.
2. Because it’s the technology available to
them.
3. Because it helps them relax and enjoy some
quality teacher nap time.
4. Because the teacher believes that said tools
improve teaching and learning processes.

Reflections

Sophisticated
technology in the
classroom does
not make it a
perfect
classroom.

Sophisticated technology in the classroom does
not make it a perfect classroom.

I hoped and prayed that you have not experienced death by
PowerPoint…If you had…my sincerest apologies.

Focus on the learner
and on the learning
and teaching processes
are the key ingredients
to effectively use of
technology in the
classroom.

Student
experience
of E-class?
What do you like about the E-class?
What don’t you like about the E-class?

Using Technology in
the Classroom:
A Phenomenological
Reflection
Thank you!

Thank you!
Ervin Ramos

“Do not confine your children to your own learning, for
they were born in another time.”
Hebrew proverb (As cited by Gavin Dudeney in IATEFL Cardiff 2009 Online Forum)

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