How can technology help

change the educational
paradigm?
LDT-5003
Intro to learning design & Tec
 In the definition of paradigm, it is the same patterns that primary frameworks that have been set
in the past and have reached us now.
When paradigms are changing in society , the world view that previously prevailed in that
domain will be changed and a new worldview is replaced

• Humans have experienced the age of hunting, the age of agriculture, the
age of craftsmanship, and now we are living in the age of information. It
is obvious that in the long term of time paradigms have been changed.
• A paradigm shift may be the result of new knowledge entering the field
through new evidence, new ways of conceptualizing or thinking about a
problem, or occurring because of fundamental changes in society (for
example, major technological inventions such as the printing press in the
15th century). or computer technology in the 20th century or major
political-economic-social changes such as the industrial and democratic
revolutions of the 18th century) .
• Piaget’s Constructivism, Papert’s Constructionism: 
 
I believe that our vision about children’s learning is rooted in our paradigms on what it means to be
knowledgeable, experienced, intelligent. 
we use all those paradigms in our daily life as a teacher, parents or even in politic. 

• In the article Piaget's Constructivism, Papert's Constructionism there is

discussed the difference between constructionism
and Papert’s Constructionism. 
•  Piaget pointed out to view and constructionism stages of development in
children's thinking and the fact that children have their own world view, and
this has caused their mental development and growth without following the
example of others.   
• The theory describes "how children's ways of doing and thinking evolve over
time, and under which circumstance children are more likely to let go of—or
hold onto—their currently held views. "Page 1" 
• In this regard, Papert focuses on the art of learning for the learner and the
importance of creativity and creation in children's learning. The role of tools
such as media and technology in the field of growth and learning is
important.
In the article Karen Brennan and Mitchell Resnick
pointed to how the online community supports young
people as media designers.

• Karen Brennan and Mitchel Resnick in their research refers to the

investigation of 20 groups of young girls in relation to the way
they use computers, and the noteworthy point is that they did not
have the opportunity to be involved in designing or making or
creating in the media.
• In this article, the ways using Scratch software in education and its
impact on learning has been investigated
• Scratch software is one of the tools that children through use can
create different concepts of things that they learn. there are more
than 100 programming that user can use them for creativity.
• The design of software offers young people opportunities to
engage in authentic challenges (pg.256)
Resnick – in his research addressed to Learning from Scratch addressed to following the
previous paradigms in education. He said the teacher standing in front of the class and
the students being only listeners, is disappearing because the needs of current students
and learners are different from the past. 

• I am a teacher in preschool, and I can see what role of

kindergarten in the process of creativity and activity of
children.   kindergarten start to  learn about sharing, working
together, respectively.
• Preparing the right equipment for students  in schools or
university like children in kindergarten lets them learn from
each other and have their own experiences. As he mentioned,
the most important thing is, we need to shift mindsets in the
ways people think about learning and technology.
conclusion
• The traditional education system does not have the ability and capabilities to respond to the needs of the changing society. It is inevitable to create change and to remove the paradigms
and patterns that slow down the growth process.
• Innovation in teaching methods and the use of information technology and communication in schools will develop the cooperative learning of students, strengthen the spirit of searching
and research, apply education, provide a context for education and lifelong learning.
•  I think all those research show that we need to change the paradigms of education by technology because the requirements of students and  even society in learning are changing.