Lesson 12: Information Technology in Support of Student-Centered Learning

The Traditional Classroom

It may be observed that classrooms are usually arranged with neat columns and rows of student chairs or desks, while the teacher stands in front of the classroom or sits behind his table. This situation is necessitated by the need to maintain classroom discipline, also allows the teacher to control classroom activities through lecture presentation and teacher-led discussion.

Noticeably, however, after spending so many minutes in lesson presentation and class management, students 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.


The SCL Classroom

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John Dewey has described traditional learning as a process in which the teacher pours information to student learners, much like pouring water from a jug into cups. This is based on the long accepted belief that the teacher must perform his role of teaching so that learning can occur. This learning approach is generally known as direct instruction, and it has worked well for obtaining many kinds of learning outcomes. The problem with it is that the approach in learning, however, is the fact that the world’s societies have began to change. It may not be felt strongly to countries in which on countries who depends mostly their economy to factory workers. Traditional and direct instruction is very useful in these countries.

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Student Centered classrooms focus on the needs and abilities of the students and on topics relevant to the students lives, needs and interests.

This increases student motivation and as a result they feel they have a stake in their own learning which (it has been proven) increases their learning and performance.

The role of the teacher still important is not so much a provider of knowledge as much as a facilitator. The teacher will not, for example, stand and lecture the class but rather set up situations where the students can find out for themselves the information they need.

My Reflection in this lesson:

The lesson I learned in this lesson is the use of IT or Information Technology in teaching. In here discussed the teacher’s duty. They work extending to their house. In a classroom environment, it is necessary to use IT for us to make the attention of the learners to be caught. Not only to catch their attention in a few minutes of time. That is, to make their routine will change and to become the modern way of learning by their own. SCL or Student Centered Learning gave emphasis to our student which is need a little importance by their finished task, and also to encourage them to study hard.