REFLECTION ON THE STATE-OF-THE-ART ET APPLICATION PRACTICES

            As teachers we need to adopt and apply the advancement of technology in the teaching and learning process even though we all know that it is expensive and takes more time but we know that it would help us to develop, equipped, enhance, improved and acquire our computer skill in assessing our learning as we adopt technology in our modern world. We need to set new level of learning and understanding through acquiring appropriate use of state-of the-art in the learning process.

          Our future learners someday become so lucky unlike us today because in the coming years we as the teachers who has the knowledge about the use of computer and our students to will adopt the advancement of technology then it is not difficult for us to perform activities in instruction or in education. But we teachers must be open-minded and accept new ideas for we know that technology changes rapidly.

Reflection on Cooperative Learning

      

      I can say that  Cooperative Learning is one of the effective strategies that can be used by the teachers to make the class more motivated. As what I have observed during our field studies, using this strategies makes the learners become more responsible because they work not individually but by group. Learners has its own role in the group so that they may not rely only to the other members to work for their task or activity. It is good to used this strategy because it enables the learners to express their ideas and share it to the group. Learners gain knowledge from their group-mates and vice versa. This strategy helps the learners to develop their self esteem, develop their social skills and increases their retention. 

     Of course we cannot deny the fact that this cooperative learning also has a negative effect or disadvantage. We all know that not all strategies are effective because our strategies also varies from the capabilities and the interest of our student. Maybe some of the learners refer for individualized approach and yet you used cooperative learning then the student may become unmotivated. Also one of the disadvantage of this cooperative learning is that it is not always applicable in every lesson. As a teacher you need to use also other strategies and you must  not stick to one strategy because it maybe effective to some of the students yet ineffective to other students.

Reflection on Computer as Teacher's Tool

          We all know that computer provides a vast information in various forms such as graphics, texts, videos and sounds that would somehow used by the teachers to make learning a meaningful one.  A lot of multimedia software are now used by the teachers and as well as the students like Children’s Encarta and any multimedia encyclopedias.

          Computer also serves as a tool for communication wherein teacher uses social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and etc. where in we can chat, send messages and even have a video chat. Also through the use of these online social networking sites students can be able to socialize with other people around the globe.

          Sstudents’ make their assignments, create projects, and do researches with the use of computer. It really seemed that our present civilization is dependent on computers. It is in anyway advantageous if used wisely and purposely.

Reflection on Computer as a Tutor

            Computers serves a vital role in education. As it is integrated in the teaching-learning process, learning becomes more meaningful. Teachers uses computers to make their student become creative in making their portfolios, reports and etc. But it doesn't mean that this computers would replace the role of the teachers. Eventhough the computers can give instant information to the students still teachers are the one that could touch the life of every student.

          Computers can serve as a tutor in to the students but still the teachers are the one who give instructions in such activities he want to give to his learners. There are a lot of Computer Assisted Instruction software that can be used by the teacher in giving the students an activity but still teachers need to consider a lot of things. He must ensure that learners have already the knowledge on how to use computer. The teacher must consider the objectives of the activities and they must check the learning outcomes of the students as sort of evaluation.

         It is true that computers really succeeded in providing an individualized learning environment because we all know that teachers has difficulties in dealing with the class having 60 students or more. Computers allow the learners to learn by their own pace, motivate learning through a challenging virtual learning environment. Computers assist students through information needed during the learning process, evaluate student responses through immediate feedback and also give the total score to evaluate the student's total performance.