Come to Bæjarbíó: Helping parents use apps to simplify homework
Want to simplify your life when it comes to your children's homework? Jóhanna Birna Bjartmarsdóttir will open parents' minds to all the available tech solutions at a talk at Bæjarbíó on 18 March at 19:30. Yes, the solution is lighter than you think.
Bæjarbíó Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
Jóhanna Birna Bjartmarsdóttir and Kristín Thoroddsen, chair of the Hafnarfjörður Education Council, appeared on the Afternoon Programme on Radio 2 yesterday to talk about the open lecture at the Bæjarbíó, which helps parents understand how to use technology to make learning easier for their children..
- Where? The town cinema
- When? Wednesday, 18th March at 7:30 p.m.
„I have the whole alphabet of diagnoses,“ said Jóhanna Birna Bjartmarsdóttir in a humorous tone in an interview on Rás 2 yesterday, when she spoke about how she hadn't done particularly well in the Icelandic education system but had excelled in the United States. Dyslexic, with ADHD and autism.
„As you can imagine, primary school wasn't easy and I didn't go to secondary school.“ She found a different path and went to study in the United States. She embraced technology to succeed academically. Jóhanna has been selected for the University of Florida's Hall of Fame for her academic achievements.
But how did she do it? She took the SAT, TOEFL and GRE exams. She got good grades, worked out her average and applied to the University of Florida. „It saved my life,“ says Jóhanna.
But why is the course better there than here? asked Rúnar Róbertsson, the presenter. „The learning environment is designed there,“ replied Jóhanna Birna, adding that she is now a qualified instructional designer, a term that had not existed in this country. She designs the presentation of the course material. She was able to concentrate on learning without having to think so much about the framework. She makes full use of the aids.
Kristín said that after a meeting with Jóhanna, the education council of Hafnarfjörður saw an opportunity to introduce children to ways they could simplify their studies. To introduce them to methods and aids to help them grasp the subject matter better.
„To remove the obstacles that children face on a daily basis.“ These aids also help parents to quickly understand how they can guide their children with their homework.
„We are incredibly proud to have had Jóhanna visit us,“ says Kristín, "and she has now visited most of the primary schools in the City of Hafnarfjörður since mid-February." She has been giving the children an inspiring talk about technological solutions they can use to make their learning easier.
Technology can simplify our lives. And as the presenter, Hrafnhildur Halldórsdóttir, said: Yes, there is now a lot of good in Hafnarfjörður.