Change of pedagogy for technology

"There is no longer a four-walled classroom," says Dr Cecilia Goria,which is I totaly agree.Technology changes the concept of time and place of people,which also affects the classroom environment and educational setting. As I mentioned in my previous blog post, there is going to be an obvious gap between students and teachers if teachers don't adjust their instuctional principles and techniques accordingly. As it is stated in the The Guardian by Russell Stannard: "Language development is around four skills – reading, writing, speaking and listening – and all of those are facilitated by technology. There's a very strong link between the affordances of technology and the type of things we're trying to do as teachers." I totally advocate this statement as technology forms a brigde between the social world around us and academic world. Students can use technology to gain knowledge anywhere and anytime they like due to technology. Technology can be used to visualize or voice things, which is very beneficial in language learning. For example, video programmes such as Animoto and Powtoon can be used to make subject matter more effective. I believe many cognitivist teachers should advocate this kind of programmes as they contribute to student's retention process.Also,technology can be used in vocabulary learning. Students can faciliate their vocabulary learning process by just using colorful or voiced materials assigned by their teachers or they can find those materials by themselves. Overall, I am strongly recommending to my peers to integrate technology to their instructional principles and teaching methodology to catch up with students' technological world.