ICT as co- constructive tool

Co-constructive tool

Co –constructive tool is a unique approach where the stress is on mutual or partnership working. The approach includes some more interactional processes such as cooperation and coordination. It is a concept that learners can use to help them learn from others and expand their knowledge. Not only does co-construction among learners assists them with growing in many areas, such as solving issues together, but it also teaches learners how to form relationships with their peers and teachers. Communication and dialogue between the teacher and learners that focuses on learning is one of the approaches for co-construction. The ability for learners to accept and receive feedbacks as well as reflect is an important part of the learning process for the co-construction approach.

Importance of co-constructive tool

Co-construction is important for developing creative partnership within the classroom. In a classroom, cooperation and collaboration is very important. It teaches learners how to effectively communicate with other to solve problems. Also, this is a very important skill that learners need to learn later in life. Co-construction of learning allows learners to have social interactions within the classroom and to have learning be more creative. 

In schools students and teachers can use these tools to construct common perceptive of innovative information. In co-constructive tool the users develops their understanding collaboratively unlike constructive tool where the users work autonomously to build individual knowledge.

Some of the common co-constructive tools that we have been using are Google docs which are very helpful in working simultaneously with team members in same documents. We can invite our friends to work on it and even we can notes or comments in it.  And blogs that we regularly update website or web page, typically one run by an individual or small group that is written in an informal way. And electronic whiteboard that transmit any information written it to a computer or multiple computers. Also allows live interaction with digital objects on the screen.

use of google doc.

use of blog.

ICT as constructive tool

Constructive tool
Constructive tool is a general purpose tool that can be used to manipulate information, build their own knowledge or think about students understanding. Construction tools such as Microsoft word or PowerPoint has a strong impact in the educational environment and is widely used in most organizations in the form of memos, reports letters, presentations and record routine information.

Learners begin to utilize technology tools to build on prior knowledge and construct meaning where teacher make choices regarding technology use. Students use technology tools independently to facilitate construction of meaning. Their deep understanding of the technology tools allows them to extend the use of the tools in creative ways to construct meaning.

Moreover generates new ways of teaching and learning through technology. There is a great shift from teacher centered to learner centered pedagogy where students are actively engaged in learning on their own. This shows that learners already moved out from traditional learning (memorization and rote learning). Teachers are there to facilitate when learners are researching on their studies by using wide range of resources on the net.

For example constructive tool like simulations help learners to explore their creativity by using PowerPoint or other method. PowerPoint is a presentation graphics program packaged as part of Microsoft office for windows or Macintosh. Although generally used for developing business presentations. It is also very advantageous in the context of increase creativity among students. While word processing program is the most common computer applications used, as a spreadsheet like excel is just as important in teaching and learning of English. Learners will be expose to learning design and arithmetical data using the excel program that can be automated through the formula.

Excel

MS word

Simulation