EdTech2 Lesson 11: The Computer as Teacher's Tool
- 1. Lesson 11: The Computer as the Teacher’s Tool Reporters: Lorenzana, John Erick BSE-3C Rabeje, Evangeline BSE-3F
- 2. In this lesson, we shall again look at the computer, but this time from another perspective, the computer as the teacher’s handy-tool. It can in fact support the constructivist and social constructivist paradigms of constructivist learning.
- 3. Constructivist was introduced by Piaget (1981) and Bruner (1990). They gave stress to knowledge discovery of new meaning/concepts/principles in the learning process. While knowledge is constructed by the individual learner in constructivism, knowledge can also be socially constructed.
- 4. The psychologist Vygotsky stressed that learning is affected by social influences. He therefore suggested the interactive process in learning. The more capable adult (teacher or parent) or classmate can aid or complement what the learner sees in a given class project. In addition, Dewey sees language as a medium for social coordination and adaptation. For Dewey human learning is really human languaging that occurs when students socially share, build and agree upon meanings and knowledge.
- 5. Learning Framework Constructivism Social Constructivism Assumption Knowledge is constructed by the individual. Knowledge is constructed within a social context. Definition of Learning Students build their own learning. Students build knowledge influenced by the social context. Learning Strategies Gather unorganized information to create new concept/principle Exchange and share from ideas, stimulates thinking. General Orientation Personal discovery of knowledge. Students discuss and discover meanings Example 8*5-8+8+8+8+8 Two alternative job offers option 1-8 hrs/day for 6days/week Option 2-9 hrs/day for 5 days/week FIGURE 7 - Summary Of The Two Learning Perspective
- 6. The Computer’s Capabilities Given its present-day speed, flexibility and sophistication, the computer can provide ; ◦ access to information, ◦ foster creative social knowledge building, ◦ and enhance the communication of the achieved project package.
- 7. Based on the two learning theories, the teacher can employ the computer as a/an: As an information tool A communication tool A constructive tool As co-constructive tool A situating tool
- 8. Informative tool The computer can provide vast amounts of information in various forms, such as text, graphics, sound and video. Even multimedia encyclopedias are today available on the internet.
- 9. Informative tool cont… Along the constructivist point of view, it is not enough for learners to download relevant information using the computer as an information tool. Students can use gathered information for composition or presentation projects as may be assigned by the teacher. Given the fact that the internet can serve as a channel for global communication, the computer can very well be the key tool for video teleconferencing sessions.
- 10. Constructive Tool The computer itself can be used for manipulating information, visualizing one’s understanding and building new knowledge. The Microsoft Word computer program itself is a desktop publishing software that allows uses to organize and present their ideas in attractive formats.
- 11. Co-constructive Tools Students can use constructive tools to work cooperatively and construct a shared understanding of new knowledge. On ways of co-constructive is the use of the electronic whiteboard where students may post notices to a shared document/whiteboard. Students may also co-edit the same document from their homes.
- 12. Situating Tool By means of virtual reality (RS) extension systems, the computer can create 3-D images on display to give the user the feeling that are situated in a virtual environment. A flight simulation program is an example of situating tool which places the user in a simulated flying environment. ◦ To caution users, the computer as a situating tool is news and still undergoing further research and development.