In this week, we discussed the topic of ICT as Social constructive mind tools. Many social studies and theories say that people learn from their society culture. Therefore, learning is a social constructivist approach. So, People learn through making their own meaning through active participation. The same goes for new generation who build their knowledge and learning by doing. So, when students participate in their learning through critical thinking skills they have to analyze what they got in classes and build their own understanding of any concept. This kind of learning can be in a social network through working, living and playing. However, teachers face some problems in classroom in terms of student participation. Therefore, ICT tools can solve this problem.
ICT can build a social network for learning conversations through using different tools like formal discussion tool – online discussion- such as blackboard which I used to use in Zayed University, or collaborative learning – sharing knowledge- such as wiki, and informal discussion tool – social networking- such as FaceBook. These tools can help teacher to help his/her students build their knowledge through sharing and participate in such a network. Also, using such tools help increasing the independent learning among students and making learning as lifelong purpose.
These tools even if they are one to many or many to many conversations network, they can help students learn especially those who feel shy to participate in classroom and build their learning. However, there are risks of using these tools like privacy -revealing identity-, online prey - concealing real identity- , and commercial exploitation -identity theft-. Therefore, teacher should teach students the ethical issues of using such software tools in their social constructive learning of ICT tools.
I believe that the new generations of students will learn better if they have the opportunity to use these tools in their educational systems as a source of learning and knowledge that they can use usually in schools. Moreover, I can say that I gain a lot of benefits and still gain from using social networks - ICT tools - in building my own knowledge, and I think the same will go for my students since these tools give the chance of information exchange between different minds and thoughts from the most expertise to the simple one.
Hint: We remember that mind tools are ICT tools that apply and facilitate critical thinking and higher order learning. These tools include concept mapping that we discussed last time, and live conversation and conferences.
ICT can build a social network for learning conversations through using different tools like formal discussion tool – online discussion- such as blackboard which I used to use in Zayed University, or collaborative learning – sharing knowledge- such as wiki, and informal discussion tool – social networking- such as FaceBook. These tools can help teacher to help his/her students build their knowledge through sharing and participate in such a network. Also, using such tools help increasing the independent learning among students and making learning as lifelong purpose.
These tools even if they are one to many or many to many conversations network, they can help students learn especially those who feel shy to participate in classroom and build their learning. However, there are risks of using these tools like privacy -revealing identity-, online prey - concealing real identity- , and commercial exploitation -identity theft-. Therefore, teacher should teach students the ethical issues of using such software tools in their social constructive learning of ICT tools.
I believe that the new generations of students will learn better if they have the opportunity to use these tools in their educational systems as a source of learning and knowledge that they can use usually in schools. Moreover, I can say that I gain a lot of benefits and still gain from using social networks - ICT tools - in building my own knowledge, and I think the same will go for my students since these tools give the chance of information exchange between different minds and thoughts from the most expertise to the simple one.
Hint: We remember that mind tools are ICT tools that apply and facilitate critical thinking and higher order learning. These tools include concept mapping that we discussed last time, and live conversation and conferences.
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