The document discusses how computers can be used as tools by teachers based on constructivist and social constructivist learning theories. It describes how computers can act as informative tools by providing vast amounts of information from the internet. Computers can also be communication tools through videoconferencing and discussion forums. They allow students to construct knowledge by manipulating information and organizing ideas. Computers further enable co-constructive learning through shared documents and note-taking. Finally, computers can situate students in virtual environments for simulated learning experiences.

1. Bicol University
College of Agriculture and Forestry
Lesson 11: The Computer as
Teacher's Tool
Judith C. Napucao
III-BAT-ATE 2
Bachelor in Agricultural Technology Major in
Agricultural Technology Education

2. We saw the computer can
act as a tutor, particularly
along a behaviorist and
cognitivist approach to
learning. We also saw
how computer programs
have been developed to
foster higher thinking
skills and creativity.

3. We shall again look at the computer, but this
time from another perspective the computer as
the teacher's handy-tool.
In fact it can support the constructivist and
social constructivist paradigms of learning.

4. Constructivism was
introduced by Piaget
(1891) and Bruner
(1990). They gave
stress to knowledge
discovery new meaning
/concepts/principles in
the learning process.

5. Various strategies have been
suggested to foster knowledge
discovery, among these, is
making students engaged in
gathering unorganized
information from which they
can induce ideas and principles.

6. While knowledge is constructed by individual learner in
constructivism, knowledge can also be socially
constructed. Social constructivism is an effort to show
that the construction of knowledge is governed by social,
historical, and cultural contexts.

8. .
Students build knowledge
influenced by the social
context and the learning
strategies here is the
exchange and share , form
ideas that stimulates
thinking. Students discuss
and discover meanings.

9. The Computers
Capabilities
Computer can provide
access to information,
foster creative social
knowledge-building and
enhance the
communication of the
achieved project package.

10. Without computer, today's
learners may still be assuming
tedious tasks of low-level
information gathering, building
and new knowledge packaging.
But this is not so, the modern
computer can help teacher-and-
students to focus on more high
cognitive level.

11. Based on the two learning theories ,
the teacher can employ the computer
as a/an :

12. Informative Tool
The computer can provide vast amounts of
information in various forms such as text, graphics,
sounds, and video.

13. The internet itself provides an
enormous database from which user
can access global information
resources that includes the latest
news, weather forecasts, airline
schedule, sports development,
entertainment news as well as
educational information directly
useful to learners.

14. The Computer Room in MORMS.

15. Communication
Tool
Given the fact that the
Internet can serve as a
channel for global
communication, the
computer can very well
be the key tool for
video teleconferencing
sessions.

16. Constructive Tool
The computer itself can
be used for manipulating
information, visualizing
one's understanding, and
building new knowledge.

17. The Microsoft Word
computer programs
itself is a desktop
publishing software
that alloows users to
organize and present
their ideas in attractive
formats.

19. Co-constructive Tool
One way of co-
construction is the use
of the electronic
whiteboard where
students may post
notices to a shared
document/whiteboard.

20. The Computer-Supported Intentional Learning
Environments (CSILE) is an example of an
integrated environment developed by the
Ontario Institute for Education. Within CSILE,
students can enter their ideas in notes and
respond to each other's ideas.

21. Manifest in the students generated database
are higher level thinking process-explaining,
problem solving/finding, expertise and
development, literacy improvement.

22. Situating Tool
By means of virtual reality (RS)
extension systems, the computer can
create 3-D images on display to give the
user the feeling that are situated in a
virtual environment.

23. A flight simulation
programs is an example of
a situating tool which
places the user in a
simulated flying
environment. Multi-User
Domains or Dungeons
(MUDS), MUD Object
Oriented (MOOs) and
Multi-User Shared
Hallucination ( MUSHs)
are examples

24. of situating systems. MuDs and MOOs
are mainly text-based virtual reality
environments on the Internet. When the
users log to a MOO environment , they
may interact with the virtual reality
through simple text-based commands.

25. A school-to-school or
classroom-to-
classroom
environment is
possible whereby the
user can choose to
walk around the
campus, talk with
other users who are
logged to the same
site.

26. To caution user, the computer as a
situating tool is news and still
undergoing further research and
development.

27. .
Activity :
• Log on Singapore's History City Learning community
(http://www.is.nuss.sg/RND/cs/idl/HistoryCity/overview.h
tml)
Try History City's activities of collecting, trading, and
creating interactive dioramas. Report your experience to
the class.

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