THE ROLES OFEDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGYIN LEARNING

TECHNOLOGY

Traditional Wayi.e. as delivery vehicles

for instructional lessons.Constructivist way

i.e. as partner in the learning process.

TRADITIONAL WAY

The learner learns from the technology and the technology serves as a TEACHER.

CONSTRUCTIVIST WAYTechnology serves as a PARTNER IN LEARNING.

gather

Think

analyze

Synthesize

information

Construct

meaning

Point of ViewTraditional• Technology serves as source and

presenter of knowledge.• It is assumed that “knowledge is

embedded in the technology and the technology presents that knowledge to a student.”

• Technology like computers is seen as productivity tool.

COMMON USES OF TECHNOLOGY

GRAPHIC PROGRAMS

DESKTOP PUBLISHING

DATABASES

WORD PROCESSING

SPREADSHEETS

Constructivist

Point of View• Educational technology serves as learning

tools to learn with. • It engages learners in active,

constructive, intentional, authentic and cooperative learning.

• It provides opportunities for technology and learner interaction for meaningful learning.

ROLES OF TECHNOLOGY

IN LEARNING

Technology as tools to support knowledge construction:

• For representing learner’s ideas, understanding, and beliefs

• For producing organized, multimedia knowledge bases by learners

ROLES OF TECHNOLOGY IN LEARNING (Jonassen, et al 1999)

1

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

• For accessing needed information

• For comparing perspectives, beliefs and world views

ROLES OF TECHNOLOGY IN LEARNING (Jonassen, et al 1999)

2

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 others

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

ROLES OF TECHNOLOGY IN LEARNING (Jonassen, et al 1999)

3

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

ROLES OF TECHNOLOGY IN LEARNING (Jonassen, et al 1999)

4

Technology as intellectual partner to support learning-by-reflecting:

• For helping what 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

ROLES OF TECHNOLOGY IN LEARNING (Jonassen, et al 1999)

5

When used effectively, research indicates that technology:

1. augments motivation to learn;2. encourages collaborative

learning;3. supports the development of

critical thinking skills; and4. supports the development of

problem solving skills