Vestfold Vestfold University CollegeUniversity College
Training for Pre-school Teachers and General
Teachers
Assistant ProfessorMattias Øhra
Information and Communication Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and new learning Technology (ICT) and new learning
processesprocesses
ICT and new learning processesICT and new learning processes
• Increased focus on how ICT can help Increased focus on how ICT can help improve the quality of teaching and improve the quality of teaching and learning.learning.
• Greater access to learning materials Greater access to learning materials and the development of new and and the development of new and varied learning methods to stimulate varied learning methods to stimulate activity, autonomy and cooperationactivity, autonomy and cooperation
ChallengesChallenges
• The pedagogical challenge we face is that of how The pedagogical challenge we face is that of how we can manage to create a pedagogy that unites we can manage to create a pedagogy that unites technological and human considerations. technological and human considerations.
• On the one hand, technology must be given a On the one hand, technology must be given a social dimension and be placed in the centre of a social dimension and be placed in the centre of a field of social relations. field of social relations.
•On the other hand, education cannot deny On the other hand, education cannot deny technology its place in the sphere of culture and technology its place in the sphere of culture and the humanities. (Øhra 98).the humanities. (Øhra 98).
ICT and new learning processesICT and new learning processes
• To legitimate the use To legitimate the use of (ICT) in education, of (ICT) in education, we are forced to we are forced to question our basic question our basic understanding of the understanding of the
nature of knowledge.nature of knowledge.
learning perspectivelearning perspective..
ICT and new learning processesICT and new learning processes
1.1. The behaviourist The behaviourist perspectiveperspective
2.2. The cognitive The cognitive perspectiveperspective
3.3. The sociocultural The sociocultural
learning perspectivelearning perspective. .
From:From:
• Linear/serialLinear/serial
• InstructionInstruction
• Teacher-centredTeacher-centred
• Absorbing materialsAbsorbing materials
• On-size-fits-allOn-size-fits-all
• Teacher: transmitterTeacher: transmitter
(Don Tapscott 1998)
TTo:o:
• Hypermedia learningHypermedia learning
• Construction/discoveryConstruction/discovery
• Learner-centeredLearner-centered
• Learning how to learnLearning how to learn
• CustomizedCustomized
• Teacher: facilitatorTeacher: facilitator
ICT and new learning processesICT and new learning processes ICT, organisation and new ICT, organisation and new pedagogical competencepedagogical competence
FROM:FROM:• Teacher centered Teacher centered
classroom activity:classroom activity:
• Curriculum and facts Curriculum and facts
• Teacher; fact teller Teacher; fact teller (expert)(expert)
TO MORE:TO MORE:• Learner centered Learner centered
activities :activities :
• Working with given Working with given ideas in relation to a ideas in relation to a given representation given representation
• Relation to students Relation to students previous-knowledgeprevious-knowledge
ICT and new learning processesICT and new learning processes
CollaborativeCollaborative learning learning
• Relation: students background and Relation: students background and culture/ previous-knowledge culture/ previous-knowledge
• Working with given ideas in relation Working with given ideas in relation to local - global discoursesto local - global discourses
ICT and new learning processesICT and new learning processes
CollaborativeCollaborative learning learning
• Systematic Collaborative Activities: Systematic Collaborative Activities:
-construction, manipulation of -construction, manipulation of materialmaterial
-problemsolving: reasoning concepts, -problemsolving: reasoning concepts, integration of understanding of integration of understanding of conceptsconcepts
ICT and new learning processesICT and new learning processes
CollaborativeCollaborative learning learning
• Student and Teacher roles - Student and Teacher roles - CollaborationCollaboration
• Internet/multimedia -reflections in Internet/multimedia -reflections in projects, portofoliosprojects, portofolios
ICT and new learning processesICT and new learning processes