The Computer as Teacher’s

Tool

BICOL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE & FORESTRY

GUINOBATAN, ALBAY

PREPARED BY:ANGELICA C. QUINTOS

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LESSON 11

. . . 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.

Constructivism was introduced by Piaget (1981) and Bruner (1990). They give stress to knowledge discovery of new meaning/concepts/principles in learning process.

Various strategies have been suggested to foster knowledge discovery. Making students engaged in gathering unorganized information from which they can induce ideas and principles. Apply discovered knowledge to new situations, a process for making their knowledge applicable for real life situations.

Social constructivism is an effort to show that the construction of knowledge is governed by social, historical and cultural contexts.

In effect, this is to say that the learner who interprets knowledge has a predetermined point of view according to the social perspectives of the community or society he lives in.

The psychologist Vygotsky stressed that learning is affected by social influences. He therefore, suggested, the interactive process in learning.

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.

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 form ideas, stimulate thinking

General orientation

Personal discovery of knowledge

Students discuss and discover meanings

Difference Between The Two Learning Perspectives

The Computer’s Capabilities Provide access to

information Foster creative social

knowledge- building Enhance the

communication of the achieved project package.

Without the computer, today’s learners may still be assuming the tedious tasks of low level information gathering, building and new knowledge packaging. But this is not so, since the modern computer can help teacher-and-students to focus more on high level cognitive tasks.

. Based on the two learning theories, the teacher can employ the computer as a/an: • An information tool • A communication tool • A constructive tool •As co-constructive tool • A situating tool

The computer can provide vast amounts of information in various forms, such as texts, graphics sounds, and video. Even multimedia encyclopedia is today available on the internet.

Informative Tool

Communication Tool

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.

Constructive Tool

The computer itself can be used for manipulating information, visualizing one’s understanding, and building new knowledge. The Microsoft Word computer progress itself is a desktop publishing software that allows users to organize and present their ideas in attractive formats.

This can be used by the students to work cooperatively and construct a shared understanding of new knowledge.

Co-constructive Tools

One way of co-construction is the use of the electronic whiteboard where students may post notices to a shared document or whiteboard. Students may also co-edit the same document from their homes.

Situating Tool

By means of virtual reality 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 school-to-school or classroom-to- classroom environment is possible whereby the user can choose to walk around the campus, talk with other users who are logged to the same site.

REFERENCES:Paz I. Lucido,Ph.D, Educational Technology 2, Lorimar Publishing Inc.

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