This document discusses the roles of educational technology in learning from both traditional and constructivist perspectives. Traditionally, technology serves as a source and presenter of knowledge, but constructivism views it as a tool for learners to construct knowledge through exploration, hands-on experience, discussion, and reflection. Specifically, technology can support knowledge construction, provide information to facilitate learning-by-doing, serve as a social medium for learning through conversation, and act as an intellectual partner for learning through reflection.

1. THE ROLES OFTHE ROLES OF
EDUCATIONALEDUCATIONAL
TECHNOLOGY INTECHNOLOGY IN
LEARNINGLEARNING
““Technology makes the world aTechnology makes the world a
new place”new place”

2. From the traditional point ofFrom the traditional point of
view, technology serves asview, technology serves as
source and presenter ofsource and presenter of
knowledge.knowledge.

3. ROLES OFROLES OF
EDUCATIONALEDUCATIONAL
TECHNOLOGYTECHNOLOGY
ACCORDING TOACCORDING TO
CONSTRUCTIVISTCONSTRUCTIVIST
PERSPECTIVEPERSPECTIVE

4. Technology as a tool to supportTechnology as a tool to support
knowledge construction:knowledge construction:
Technology as informationTechnology as information
vehicles for exploring knowledge tovehicles for exploring knowledge to
support learning-by-construction:support learning-by-construction:
Technology as context to supportTechnology as context to support
learning-by-doing:learning-by-doing:

5. Technology as a social medium toTechnology as a social medium to
support learning-by-conversing:support learning-by-conversing:
Technology as intellectual partnerTechnology as intellectual partner
to support learning-by-reflecting:to support learning-by-reflecting:

6. From the constructivist’sFrom the constructivist’s
point of view, educationalpoint of view, educational
technology serves astechnology serves as
learning tools that learnerslearning tools that learners
learn with.learn with.

7. From the constructivist’sFrom the constructivist’s
point of view, educationalpoint of view, educational
technology serves astechnology serves as
learning tools that learnerslearning tools that learners
learn with.learn with.