Lesson 12: Information Technology in Support of Student-Centered Learning
This lesson discusses about how teachers can expand their options to make
themselves more effective and relevant in the 21st millennium information age.
In addition, suggestions shall be made on how a student-centered classroom
(SCL) can be supported by information technology (IT). There are responds to a
certain questions on the different student-centered learning approaches that
help the teacher to design and adapt various activities. This lesson also
includes the differentiation between the traditional classroom and the
student-centered classroom (SCL). The traditional classroom includes the usual
setting arrangement with proper rows, the need to maintain silence when the
teacher discusses, teacher-centered and the activities are mostly in pen and paper. As to the
student-centered classroom, this includes students who become active and
not passive learners, students interact with other learners, demonstrate independence
and self-awareness in the teaching and learning process. There was also an
emphasized of the new school classroom environment such as performing computer
word processing for text or graph presentations; preparing
power-point presentation; searching for information on the Internet; brainstorming
on ideas, planning projects, facilitating instruction and giving individualized
instruction to serve individual needs.
As to the experience, when I was in my
elementary years most of my teachers are into traditional method on teaching
like using chalk, using charts for us to identify parts of different creatures
especially on Science subjects, using flash cards in Mathematics, pictures of
our heroes in the Philippines and so on. But when I went to high school as well
as in college it switched like our teachers today are into learning by doing in
which they are integrating technologies for an effective teaching and learning
process. Another is that we are into discovering new methods and ideas by our
own and do task just by ourselves, which is good in training students to be a
better or even best in their chosen careers.
As
to the reflection, in
today’s modern world of highly urbanized societies and economic progressive
countries the main focus of education has shifted from the teacher to the student. To compete globally, students must learn to
be independent, creative, self-reliant and resourceful to be able to mold themselves
and be successful in their chosen careers, professional and personal
lives. From a teacher-centered process,
learning has evolved into a student-centered activity. From the traditional method of teacher to
student transfer of information, it has changed to teacher guiding and
facilitating students to gather information and knowledge by themselves,
through the use of the computer and its varied technological aspects. In the
modern era in which technology advancement was introduced in education, the
student-centered learning classroom was discovered. The students are now the focus
of the learning process. They are the one who construct and discover new
knowledge while the teacher is the facilitator that helps the learning process
organized and continuous.
As to the application, this new
educational pattern can only be observed in well-off countries where the
educational system has a very large budget and can afford to install all modern
information technological devices in their schools. In the so called third world countries which
unfortunately includes our own country - Philippines, the traditional method of
teacher focused learning prevails. In
fact the bare necessities of a classroom, desks and chairs are often lacking. In
addition, information technology can help the teacher facilitate the SCL
because it helps provide some interactive strategies and activities that allow
the students to learn independently. As a future educator we should introduce SCL
in our classroom in which it is more appropriate for it fits to students to
easily cope up the subject and lesson and promotes interaction.
Walang komento:
Mag-post ng isang Komento