7. From a constructivist perspective, the
following are the roles of technology in
learning: ( Jonassen , et al 1999)
8. TECHNOLOGY AS TOOLS TO SUPPORT KNOWLEDGE
AS CONSTRUCTION:
- for representing learners’ ides,
understandings and beliefs
- for producing organized,
multimedia knowledge bases
by learners
9. TECHNOLOGY AS INFORMATION VEHICLES FOR EXPLORING
KNOWLEDGE TO SUPPORT LEARNING-BY-CONSTRUCTING:
- For accessing needed
information
- For comparing perspectives ,
beliefs and world views
10. TECHNOLOGY AS CONTEXT TO SUPPORT LEARNING-
BY-DOING:
- For representing and simulating
meaningful real-world problems,
situations and contexts
- For representing beliefs,
perspectives, arguments, and stories
of stories
- For defining a safe, controllable
problem space for students thinking
11. TECHNOLOGY AS A SOCIAL MEDIUM TO SUPPORT
LEARNING BY CONVERSING:
• For collaboration with others
• For discussing, arguing, and
building consensus among
members of community
• For supporting discourse
among knowledge-building
communities
12. TECHNOLOGY AS INTELLECTUAL PARTNERS (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 representions of
meaning
• For supporting mindful thinking