LESSON 12: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN SUPPORT OF STUDENT-CENTERED LEARNING

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN SUPPORT OF STUDENT-CENTERED LEARNING

In this lesson, we can find out how teacher assess students to be more effective in teaching and relevant in the learners of the digital world. On the other hand the lesson shall respond the questions on the student-centered learning approaches in the classroom. From the traditional teacher-centered learning approach. This lesson is design to help and adapt the student-learning activities shall be examined.

We compare from traditional teacher-centered and students-centered approaches in this lesson. Traditional teacher-centered is that the teacher is the centered of the classroom, she manage, and she imposed discipline in the classroom and also control the activities in the classroom through lectures and discussions. On the other hand the teacher pours information to the learners.  At this situation the students can be restless and uneasy. They got bored at the lesson that can cause misbehavior of the learner. The teacher often give an individual activity to avoid boredom in the class.

To develop the learning style of the students another option presented and this is adopting students to be independent learners with the end of making them critical and creative thinkers. It is the learners-centered approach which based on activity with the used of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). At this approach the students become active and not passive. They can interact with other and brainstorming on ideas. The teacher only facilitate of the activities given to their students.   

In my experience on my high school days (1997-2001) teacher used traditional ways of teaching. Only the T H E subject that allowed us to experience on how to bake loaf breads and cakes. The rest used lectures and discussions. As today’s learners they are visual and they need to a relevant evidences to learn. They need to experience and more creative to enhance their learning ability. As we observe that the more senses involve the more learning to achieve.

Therefore in innovative activities the learners learn through hands on and the teacher will facilitate. Through the outcome of the students we can measure it, if the goal of the teacher will achieve through their finish product of the students.