Learning Activity #3

1. Who argued for a highly active and individualized pedagogical methods which place the student at the center of the teaching-learning process?
Answer:John Dewey argued for a highly active and individualized pedagogical methods which place the student at the center of the teaching-learning process.
2. Describe a traditional classroom. (You may embed pictures or videos.)
Answer:
Based on John Dewey's idea that a traditional classroom is like pouring water from a jug into cups, traditional classroom performs a learning process in which the teacher pours information to student learners. The classroom setting is usually arranged with neat columns and rows of chairs while the teacher stands in front or sits behind her desk reading the texts contain in the book in front of the class. Though it maintains classroom discipline and convenience for the teacher in controlling the classroom, it is still not the precise way because after spending so many minutes, the student learner's attention is no longer focusing on the teacher due to boredom, restlessness, tiredness and drowsiness. The student learners remain as passive recipients of information given by their teacher and viceversa , the teacher is considered as the sole provider of information.
3. Describe an SCL classroom. (You may embed pictures and videos.)
Answer:
Student Centered learning classroom is a setting which performs the learning process with the help of I CT's and educational theory such as constructivism and cooperative learning. Desiring to gain effectiveness, efficiency and economy in administration and instruction is the basis of having this type of approach. The student learners do not remain passive recipients of information instead, they now become active learners who can interact with other learners and demonstrate independence and self-awareness in the learning process. Generally, there is a departure from traditional instruction and an arrival of a more flexible and constructive way of classroom instruction. Though it's modernizing the way of teaching but still the teacher is and will always be the facilitator,hence, he or she is irreplaceable.

Learning Activity #2

1.Who introduced constructivism?

Ans: Constructivism was introduced by Piaget and Bruner

2.This is an effort to show that the construction of knowledge is governed by social, historical and cultural contexts.
Ans:Social Constructivism

3.Who stressed that learning is affected by social influences?

Ans: Psychologist Vygotsky

4.Give the five ways on how the teacher can employ the computer and discuss each.

Ans:Informative tool
the computer can provide any amount of information in various ways, such as sound, text, graphics, and video. Apparently, due to high innovation nowadays, the internet can access global information resources that includes the latest news, weather forecast, sports and the like. We can therefore conclude that internet on Education can be a great source for kinds of Educational resources in the internet. It is not hard for the teacher to gather information for presentations because this is a useful tool for them to use.

Constructive tool- the computer itself can be used to deploy or organize data and presentations. We can manipulate information, visualize one's understanding, and build new knowledge. It allows users to present their ideas in attractive format.

Co-constructive tool- students can construct tools to work cooperatively and construct a shared understanding of new knowledge. One example of co-construction, is the use of electronic whiteboard where students may post notices to a shared document. students may also co-edit the same document from their homes.

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 virtual environment. Mud Object-oriented(MOOs), Multi-user shared hallucination(MUSHs) are the obvious examples of situating system.

activity no. 1

1. What are the three revolutions of education?
Answer: The three revolutions of education are: A) Invention of printing press; B) The introduction of libraries; C) The invention of the computer
2. What is CAI? (Please give its background.)
Answer:CAI means Computer-assisted instruction.....The computer can be a tutor in effect relieving the teacher of many activities in his personal role as classroom tutor. But then, computer can't replace the teacher..
3. Give 5 examples of communication media.
Answer: RADIO, TELEVISION, NEWS PAPER, COMPUTER, BOOKS
4. Give 5 examples of audiovisual media.
Answer: FILM, TELEVISION PROGRAMS,VIDEO, DVD, VCD.
5. Contrast instructional media and educational communication media.
Answer: Instructional media consist of audio-visual aids that served to enhance and enrich the teaching-learning process while educational communication media comprise the media of communition to audiences including learners using the print,film, radio, television, or satellite means of communication.
6. Give 5 examples of computer programs and their capabilities.
Answer:GAME HOUSE- video games
WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER- editing film/video
CYBERLINK POWER- DVD player
MSN- mail/chat messaging
ADOBE READER- graphs/photo composition and editing