Computer as

the Teacher
Tool

Constructivism
Introduced

by jean piaget (1981) and Bruner

(1990). They gave stress to knowledge
discovery
of
new
meaning/concepts/
principles in the learning process.
Various strategies have been suggested to
factor knowledge discovery, among these, is
making students engaged in gathering
unorganized information from which they
can induce ideas and principles.

Social Constructivism
The effort to show that the constructivism,
knowledge is governed by social, historical, and
cultural context.
The
learner who interprets knowledge has
predetermined point of view according to the
social perspective of community or society he
lives in.

The psychologist Vygotsky stressed that learning is

affected by social influences. He 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

The Computers Capabilities

The teacher can employ the computer as a/an:
Informative Tool
-the computer can provide vast of information in various for
such as text, graphics, sound and video .
Communication Tool

the computer has been used in communication as evident by

social networking sites as to Facebook, twitter, and Friendster .
-

Constructive Tool

the computer itself can be used for manipulating information

visualizing ones understanding and building new knowledge
-

Co-constructive Tool

- the use of electronic whiteboard where students may post

notices to shared documents/whiteboard.
Situating Tool

the computer can create 3-D images on display to give the

user the feeling that are situated in a virtual environment.
-

Information
Technology in
Support of StudentCentered Learning

Desiring to gain effectiveness, efficiency

and economy in administration and
instruction, schools in these developed
economies have also adopted the support of
ICTs.

There is a departure from traditional

worksheet,

read

practice activities.

and

answer

drill-and-

The Traditional Classroom

It may be observed that the classroom are
usually arranged with neat columns and
rows of student chair or desks, while the
teacher stands in front of the classroom
or sit behind the table.
A teacher can discipline and manage
his/her students.
The teacher in that has always the first
and final say.
Allows the teacher to control classroom
activities.

The SCL Classroom

John Dewey has described traditional learning
as a process in which the teacher pass
information to students learners.
This is based on the long accepted belief that
the teacher must perform his role of teaching
so that learning can occur.
Industrialized societies we find knowledgebased economies in which workers depend on
information that can be accessed through
information and communication technologies
ICTs.

Information Technology in StudentCentered Learning Comparing to other

Teaching Method

Student-centered teaching focuses on the

student decision-making, organization. And
content are largely determined by the
students needs and perception. The
instructor acts as coach and facilitator in
many respect. The goal of this type of
teaching is the development of the
students cognitive abilities.