LESSON 10: THE COMPUTER AS A TUTOR

THE COMPUTER AS A TUTOR

When can we say that the computer acts as a tutor? Maybe we can say that the computer is our life through the new world. Computer is a guide or tool in teaching and give more learning in to the students. Teachers impart knowledge through technology. Also computer can be the tutor of every learners and students. It bring us the wonder of human ingenuity and carry out the mathematical and logical operation. Through computer the learners can receive information, can understand instruction trough the guide given, keep in mind the information then apply the knowledge and roles. 

Computer play it roles as a tutor, because in a click computer give the information you wanted. Provides the learning environment in way you like, delivers learning instruction in an easy way.  It reinforce learning through hands on and can practice at the end computer provide feedback of what did you understand. This new technology access our life in an easy way and can bring advantages and dis advantages in the users.

In year 2000 the new technology is trend until now. When I was in my secondary level in studies, we don’t have any gadgets use in teaching. Teachers provides visual aids as they teach. Usually they use in teaching a direct method. They always lecture and if they wanted have an example they use picture. The computer at the office of the principal is use for the other activity. We don’t even know how to use a computer even to use the mouse of the gadgets. We only seen it but not totally know what is it.

Now the new generation learners adopt the technology as the part of their life. They don’t even like if they don’t have any cellphone, or any latest technology endorse by the company of technology materials.  Attitude, needed, teaching strategies, dress up, even in communication varied from old generation to new generation.

As we all know in the past generation the teachers are the sources of information of every students. Today the teacher is the facilitator of the learning environment of the students. With the use of technology the teachers teaches more comfortable than in a traditional way of teaching. Today’s teacher use power point to be more comfortable in teaching, to motivate their students, to apply the knowledge inside the four wall of the classroom.

In traditional teaching, the teacher uses their mouth, body, heart and soul that can their students can learn. The passion in teaching to elaborate and impart knowledge is there in their mind and heart. As we can see that no other technology can replace the teacher in term of teaching. The computer is useful in teacher to be comfortable and reliable for teaching in a four wall of the classroom.

As the application of this new generation, teacher not only use the computer as a motivation but it can assess the learning of the class. We can use the computer in the whole class duration in every teaching to do. Through the use of computer knowledge is on the tip of our finger. We the teacher can facilitate the students to be a good user of technology not an abuser.