Student-centered Technology

Kristina Barton

Student-centered Vs. Teacher- centered

Student-Centered• Inquiry based learning• Teacher designer and

facilitator• Teacher creates a

problem for students to solve

• Identifies possible resources

• Creates activities• Guides student learning

Teacher-centered• Drill and practice learning• Teacher is main focus• Teacher lectures and

demonstrates• Technology is used to

reinforce• Rote learning

NTeQ Model

NTeQ Model

• Has five unique steps– Computer functions– Data manipulation– Activities after use of computers– Activities prior to using computers– Activities while at the computer

Computer Functions & Objectives

• Objective states what they will learn.

• Computer functions matches the verb in the objective.– Verb = computer function– Examples

• Write matches word processing• Analyze matches spreadsheets• Identify matches database• Design matches draw

Data Manipulation

• Collecting the data• What the students do with the data• Examples

– Draw– Graph– Sort the data

Computer activities

• Prior activities– Students planning

• List items• Organize data• Prepare a rough draft

• Post activities– Lead to analysis of results– Presentation

Computer Activities

• While at the computer– Go hand in hand with prior activities– What they are going to do

• Writing their reports• Looking up vocabulary terms• Organize data in spreadsheet • Graph results

Resources

• Dewitt, Kristen L., (2008). Michigan Students Unplugged Freedom to Learn. Rabbit Web Design. Retrieved August 30, 2010, from http://www.juddweb.net/integrating computers.pdf

• Morrison, G. R. & Lowther, D. L. (2010). Integrating Computer Technology into the Classroom. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc.

• (2010). NTeQ. Retrieved from http://www.utm.edu/staff/mspaulding/311/311nteqform.html#anchor496703