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Computer as a Teacher’s Tool “Parang pag-ibig, love as an option tool”
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.. 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.
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Constructivism The Computer as the Teacher’s Tool
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Was introduced by Piaget (1981) AND Bruner (1990) They gave stress to knowledge discovery of new meaning/concepts/ principles in the learning process
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Various Strategies: It have been suggested to foster knowledge discovery Making student engaged in gathering unorganized information from which they can induce ideas and principles. Strategy 1 Apply discovered knowledge to new situations, a process for making their knowledge applicable for real life situations. Strategy 2
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Social Constructivism The Computer as a Teacher’s Tool It is an effort to show that the construction of knowledge is governed by social, historical and cultural contexts. Social Constructivism While knowledge is constructed by the individual learner in constructivism, knowledge can also be socially constructed. In Constructivism……
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Social Constructivism The Computer as a Teacher’s tool Lev S. Vygotsky The psychologist Vygotsky stressed that learning is affected by social influences. He therefore, suggested, the interactive process in learning.
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In addition, Dewey sees language as a medium for social coordination and adaptation. For Dewey, human learning is really human language that occurs when students socially share, build and agree upon meanings and knowledge JOHN DEWEY Social Constructivism The Computer as a Teacher’s tool
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The Computer’s Capability 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.
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The Teacher can employ the Computer as a/an: The Computer as a Teacher’s tool An information tool An communication tool An constructive tool An Co-constructive tool An situating tool
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The computer can provide vast amount of information in various forms, such as text, graphics, sound and video. Even multimedia encyclopedias are today available on the internet. 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 session. Informative Tool
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Constructive Tool The computer itself can be used for manipulating information, visualizing one’s understanding, and building new knowledge.
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Students can use co-constructive tools to work cooperatively and construct a shared understanding of knowledge. One way of co-construction is the use of the electronic whiteboard where students may also co-edit the same document from their homes. 25 % 30 % 15 % 35 % Co-constructive Tool
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A Situating Tool By means of virtual reality (RS) extension systems, the computer can create 3D images on display to give the user the feeling that are situated in a virtual environment. A flight situation program is an example of a situating tool which places the user in a simulated flying environment. Example…
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IT in Support of Student –Centered Learning (SCL) Usually arranged with neat columns and rows of student chairs The teacher stands in front of the classroom or sit behind his/her desk A Traditional Classroom
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The SCL classroom Schools in the developed countries desire to gain effective, efficient and economic administration and instruction have adopted the use of ICT. 01 02 03 The students have now become active learner rather than passive learners Learners can interact with other learners, demonstrate independence and self-aware in their learning process.
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