Lesson 12: Information Technology in support of Student-centered Learning

Content

          

          In this lesson, we shall see how the teacher can expand his options to make himself more effective and relevant in the 21^st millennium information age. This will respond the questions on student-centered learning approaches in the classroom. From the traditional teacher-centered approach, practical helps on designing and adapting student-learning activities shall be examined.

       Desiring to gain effectiveness, efficiency, and economy in administration and instruction, schools in these developed economies have also adopted the support of ICTs. Their students have now become active not passive learners, who can interact with other learners, demonstrating independence and self-awareness in the learning process.

          Generally, the new school classroom environment is characterized by students individually or in groups in performing computer word processing for text or graph presentations, preparing power point presentation, searching for information on the Internet, and brainstorming of ideas, problems and projects plans as needed, the teacher facilitating instruction, also gives individual instruction to serve individual needs.

Experience

          

         Student centered classroom is what teachers implementing for. Even during my high school days, teachers trying their best to gain students attention. In spite of being in a remote area, still they can manage to use technology to support student-centered learning such as film viewing and computer hands-on. But my learning about technology never stop right there as I entered college life. The teachers always let us do activity through the aid of technology such as power point presentation, research papers, podcasting, etc.

Reflection

          

         Information technology in support of student-centered learning is very important especially in today’s fast changing technology. Instead of using this technology for nonsense thing, why not conveying it as a tool for educative process, That is, giving them activities with the aids of technology appropriately for the student become active not passive learners, who can interact with other learners, demonstrating independence and self-awareness in the learning process.

Application

          

       As future educator, I must be careful of selecting appropriate IT to instruction. Power point presentation though very common but actually helps a lot in developing self-confidence. Podcasting and research paper are one of the unique activity, helping students become independent learners with the end of making them creative and thinks critically.