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What is meant with “learner-centered”

Jul 16

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It has long been a pedagogic demand to center the education on the learner. This means that the student gains practical as well as theoretical knowledge according to his personal needs. This way the student is supposed to develop his talents in the most effective way and should be provided with a solid foundation to engage In lifelong learning. Ideally, the teaching is not all centered on the teacher anymore (eg. memorization) but endorses creative and individual learning approaches of the students.
 

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A better learning environment with ICTs

Jun 22

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A major benefit of ICTs is the way, they make learning resources available. Students do not have to be at a place that can afford a major library. Instead they can access books and other materials from their home. Furthermore, the resources are not limited in quantity. That means that a student does not have to wait for a book to be returned to the library. Furthermore, books can not get lost or damaged anymore.

Students working on class assignment in computer labphoto © 2006 Michael Surran | more info (via: Wylio)


Another compelling reason for using ICTs in education is the competence in communication technologies which is learned on the fly. Students learn how to use technologies like internet, email and the general use of computers. This makes them more competitive in a globalized job market. They become well acquainted with technologies that will soon be ubiquitous even in developing countries.
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Asynchronous and synchronous learning via ICTs

Jun 22

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ICTs (information and communication technologies) provide a great option for developing countries to gain access to quality education. It is an easy way to enhance the education possibilities by facilitating the transfer of knowledge. It also gives opportunities for poor people and improves the environment for businesses. In remote and poor regions, people will no longer have to suffer from their isolation from knowledge. ICTs can provide them with open access to all kinds of educational resources.

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However, to enable the use of ICTs in those areas more effort is needed to bridge the Digital Divide. That is to say that even poor and isolate people need access to modern communication technologies. Present inequalities in social and economic standards restrain most poor people from learning not only by ICTs but also by traditional approaches.
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