Chapter 11: THE COMPUTERS CAPABILITIES
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The document discusses how computers can be used as powerful tools to enhance learning by providing access to information, fostering creative knowledge building, and enhancing communication. It notes that without computers, learners would have to take on tedious low-level tasks, but computers allow teachers and students to focus on higher-level cognitive tasks instead. The document concludes that based on learning theories, teachers can use computers as an information tool, a communication tool, a co-constructive tool, and a situating tool.
Chapter 11: THE COMPUTERS CAPABILITIES
- 2. Given it’s present speed, flexibility and sophistication the computer can provide;
- 4. Foster creative social knowledge- building
- 5. Enhance the communication of the achieved project package
- 6. What if there is NO COMPUTER ?
- 7. Learners may still be assuming the tedious tasks of low level information gathering, building and new knowledge packaging
- 8. But this is not so since the modern computer can help the teacher – and – students to focus on more high level cognitive tasks.
- 9. Base on the two learning theories, the teacher can employ the computer as a/an: - An information tool - A communication tool - As co- constructive tool - A situating tool