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THREE DOMAIN OF EDUCATIONAL OF
TECHNOLOGY TEC
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TECHNOLOGY AS TUTOR Y IN
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TECHNOLOGY AS TEACHING TOOLS CHI
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TECHNOLOGY AS LEARNING TOOL AND
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learning ES
OF
Support learners to learn how to learn on their own
 Declarative knowledge
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Technology provides enormous support to the teacher as a facilitator of learning.
 Structural knowledge HNO
 Procedural knowledge
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Technology enhances learners’ communication skills through social interactions. Y IN
Technology upgrades learners’ higher-order thinking skills: critical thinking, problem
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solving and creativity.. CHI
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Critical thinking ES
OF
Critical thinking is a part of the cluster of higher order thinking skills. It refers to the
ability to interpret, explain, analyze, evaluate, infer and self regulate in order to make TEC
Technology provides enormous support to the teacher as a facilitator of learning.
good decisions. HNO
Teachers play a significant role in supporting learners with technology. As a role model,
teacher should display an practice critical thinking processes, so that the leaners can LOG
imitate them. Here are some ways: Y IN
 Ask the right questions: critical thinking questions should ask for clarity, accuracy,
precision, relevance, depth, breadth, and logic. TEA
*for clarity: can you give example of… CHI
*for accuracy: what pieces of evidence support your claim?
*for precision: exactly how much.. NG
*breadth: what do you think will the other group say about the issue. AND
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Use critical thinking task with appropriate ES
level of challenge OF
TEC
Technology provides enormous support to the teacher as a facilitator of learning.
HNO
LOG
What are some simple ways the teacher should do? Y IN
1. Vary the question asked.
2. Introduce new technologies. TEA
3. Modify learners’ grouping. CHI
4. Modify the critical thinking task.
5. Encourage curiosity. NG
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creativity OF
TEC
Technology provides enormous support to the teacher as a facilitator of learning.
Creativity is characterized as involving the ability to think flexibly, fluently, originally HNO
and elaborately. LOG
FLEXIBILITY means able to use many points of view. Y IN
FLUENTLY means able to generate many ideas. TEA
ORIGINALLY implies being able to generate new ideas. CHI
ELABORATELY means able to add details. NG
Creativity is not merely a set technical skills, but it also involves feelings, beliefs AND
knowledge and motivation. LEA
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Seven creative strategies OF
TEC
Technology provides enormous support to the teacher as a facilitator of learning.
SUBSTITUTE- find something else to replace to do what it does HNO
COMBINE- blend two things that do not usually go together. LOG
ADAPT- look other ways this can be used.
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MODIFY\MAGNIFY\MINIFY- make a change, enlarge decrease.
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PUT – to another use. Find other uses.
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ELIMINATE- reduce\remove.
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REVERSE- turn upside-down, inside out, front-side-back.
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All together the strategies will be labelled as SCAMPER. RNI
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ENHANCE CRITICAL THINKING, PROBLEM ES
SOLVING AND CREATIVITY OF YOUR OF
STUDENTS, HERE ARE SOME
Technology provides enormous support to the teacher as a facilitator of learning.
TEC
SUGGESTIONS HNO
Encourage students
COMBINE- blend twoto findthatand
things use
do not information
usually go together. and use LOG
information
ADAPT- from variety
look other ways thisofcansource
be used. both on-line and off-line.
Y IN
AssistMODIFY\MAGNIFY\MINIFY-
students to compare make information from different sources. TEA
a change, enlarge decrease.
Allow students to reflect through different delivery modes like CHI
PUT – to another use. Find other uses.
writing, speaking or drawing. NG
ELIMINATE- reduce\remove.
Use real experiences or materials to draw tentative decisions. AND
REVERSE- turn upside-down, inside out, front-side-back.
Involve students in creating and questioning assessment. LEA
All together the strategies will be labelled as SCAMPER.
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