In this lesson, we shall see now the
teacher can expand his option to make himself more effective and relevant in
the 21st millennium information age. In particular, the lesson shall respond to
questions on student-centered learning approach, particular helps on designing
and adapting students-learning activities shall be examined.
in addition,
suggestion shall be made on how a student-centered classroom (SCL) can be
supported by information technology (IT)
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 desk. This
situation is necessitated by the need to maintain classroom discipline, also to
allow the teacher to control classroom activities through lecture presentation
and teacher-led discussion.
The SCL
Classroom
In industrialize societies we find
knowledge-based economies in which workers depend on information that can be
accessed through information and communication technologies (ICT's). Desiring
to gain effectiveness, efficiency and economy in administration and
instruction, schools in these developed economies have also adopted the support
of ICT's. Their students have now become active not passive learners, who can
interact with other learners, demonstrating independence and self-awareness in
the learning process.
Generally the
new school classroom environment is characterized by student individually or in
groups:
Performing
computer word processing for text or graph presentations
Preparing
power-point presentation
Searching for
information on the Internet
Brainstorming on
ideas, problems and project plans
As needed, the
teacher facilitating instruction, also giving individualized instruction to
serve individual needs.
As a sort of reflection, SCL environment
is very useful especially if a nation wants to progress and develop. There are
some schools here in the Philippines who already adopted the SCL environment in
instruction. Others object from it since they think that and SCL can be noisy
and unwieldy.
As we all know, in the traditional
classroom, a teacher can discipline and manage his/her students. The teacher in
that has always the first and final say in the lesson. But the difference is
that in the traditional classroom, a student can sometimes feel intimidated and
bored since it is always the voice of the teacher who echoes most of the time
and leads the discussion. While in a SCL environment, it gives students the
venue to interact with each other, be motivated as everyone can participate and
enjoy. It can be as noisy as it is, but it gives the students independence and
self-awareness. It does not mean that in a SCL, the teacher can no longer do
classroom management. The teacher still is the one more knowledgeable than his/her
students,
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