Have I come across any of the pedagogical approach as a student? How was the experience like?

I sat for one module in NAFA which was called Music & Multimedia and experienced inquiry-based learning. It was about composing and arranging music incorporating multimedia charateristics such as creating a soundtrack for an television advertisement. The lecturer created an experience where students took on different roles of becoming either the producer of the advertisement or the composer employed to compose the music. We were also encouraged to bring in similar projects that we were actually working on for real clients. Every week, the class met and shared research or creative ideas. The lecturer then acted as the all-knowing facillitator who guided us and answered our queries. He also led us to discover several key elements about the subject.

What do you think are the relationship of these approaches?

The various approaches require the teacher to be innovative, creative and well-prepared for their lessons. Also, they incorporate alot of collaborative, cooperative and self-directed learning. Furthermore, lessons tend to be interesting when they include elements of discovery and observation in the real world.

What roles do ICT play in these approaches?

ICT helps in gathering data, facillitating the learning, research and communication. Also, ICT helps to create more interesting and stimulating lessons that are innovative.