Lesson 12 Technology in Support of Student-Centered Learning

Educational educator, John Dewey argued that a highly active and individualized pedagogical methods which, place the student at the center of the teaching-learning process.

It may be observed that classrooms are usually arranged with neat columns & rows of student chairs while the teacher stands in front of the classroom or sits behind his/her desk.

After spending so many minutes in lesson presentation and class management, students can get restless and fidgety.

The teacher has to also manage misbehavior in class, to prevent this situation, teacher often make students take time to work individually on worksheets that can help the situation.

Generally, the new school classroom environment is characterized by student individually or in groups:

v  Performing computer word processing for text and graph presentations.

v  Preparing PowerPoint presentation.

v  Searching for information on the Internet.

v  Brainstorming on ideas, problems and project plans as needed.