Information Technology in Support of
Student-
Centered Learning
"Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition. -Jacques Barzun"
"Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition. -Jacques Barzun"
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THE TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM
It
may be observed that classroom are usually arranged with neat columns and rows
of student chairs, while the teacher stands in front of the classroom or sits
behind his/her desk.
This situation is necessitated by the need to maintain classroom discipline and
also to allow the teacher to control classroom activities through lecture
presentation and teacher-led discussion.
However,
after spending so many minutes in lesson presentation and class management,
student can get restless and fidgety.
Often enough, the teacher has to also manage misbehavior in class as students start to talk among themselves or simply stare away in lack of attention.
To prevent this situation, teacher often make student take
time to work individually on worksheets can help the situation.
Another
option is now presented and this is adopting the idea of developing student to
be independent learners with the end of making them critical and creative
thinkers.
