Presenters: Kaye U. AlejandrinoDonnavie R. BacaocoShannon Lyn L. Nombrado

The Role of Educational

Technology in learning

Lesson 3:

“Technology makes the

world a better place.”

YES!!! or NO???

Activity:

oThink of a learning experience that the use of “technology” helped you learn.

Technology can…….

Play a traditional role. A delivery vehicles for instructional lessons.

Technology serves as a teacher.

Constructivist role……

•or a partner in the learning process.

•Technology is a learning tool to learn with, not from.

•Technology serves as a medium in representing what the learners knows and he/she is learning.

Technology like “COMPUTERS” is seen as a productivity tool.

* Word Processing* databases

*Spreadsheets*Graphic

programs*Desktop Publishing

With the eruption of “INTERNET” in mid 90’s communications and multimedia have dominated the role of technology inside the classroom.

Cont…

Active, constructive, intentional, authentic, and cooperative learning. It provides opportunities for technology and learner interaction for meaningful learning.

From a constructivist perspective, the following are role of technology in learning: (Jonassen, et al 1999)

Technology as tools to support

knowledge construction…..

For representing learners’ ideas, understanding and beliefs for organized, multimedia knowledge bases by learners.

Technology as information vehicles for exploring knowledge to support learning by constructing:

For accessing needed information.

For comparing perspectives, beliefs and world views.

Technology as context to support learning-by-doing:

For representing and simulating meaning real-world problems, situations and context.

For representing beliefs, perspectives, arguments, and stories of others.

For defining a safe, controllable problem space for student thinking.

Technology as a social medium to support learning by conversing:

For collaborating with others.

•For discussing, arguing, and building consensus among members of a community.

•For supporting discourse among knowledge-building communities.

Technology as intellectual partner (Jonassen 1996) to support learning

by reflecting:

•For helping learners to articulate and represent what they know.

For reflecting on what they have learned and how they came to know it.

For supporting learners internal negotiations and meaning making.

For constructing personal representations of meaning for supporting mindful thinking.

Whether used from the traditional or constructivist point of view, when USED effectively. Research indicates that technology “increases students’ learning, understanding, and achievements

but also their motivation to learn, encourage collaborative learning and supports the development of critical thinking and problem solving skills.”

References:

Educational Technology 1Brenda B. Corpuz, Ph.D

Paz I. Lucido

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Thank you!