2. Technology can play a traditional role,
i.e. as delivery vehicles for
instructional lessons or in a
constructivist way as partners in the
learning process.

3. In a constructivist way, technology
helps the learner build more
personal interpretations of life in
her/his world. Technology is a
learning tool to learn with not
from. It makes the learner gather,
think, analyze, synthesize
information and construct meaning
with what technology presents

4. •Technology as tools to support knowledge
construction

5. •Technology as information vehicles for
exploring knowledge to support learning-
by-constructing:

6. •Technology as context to support
learning by doing

7. •Technology as a social medium to
support learning by conversing

8. •Technology as intellectual partner

9. Whether used from the traditional or
constructivist point of view, when used
effectively, research indicates that
technology not only “increases students’
learning, understanding, and achievement
but also augments, motivation to learn,
encourages collaborative learning and
supports the development of critical
thinking and problem-solving skills”
(Shacter and Fagnano, 1999)

10. Proper implementation of
technology in the classroom gives
students more “control of their
own learning and … tends to
move classrooms from teacher-
dominated environments to ones
that are more learner-centered
(Russel and Sorge, 1999)

11. Educational technology plays various roles.
Form the traditional point of view, it serves
as presenter of knowledge just like
teachers. It also serves as productivity
tool. With the internet, technology has
facilitated communication among people.
From the constructivist’s perspective,
educational technology is a meaningful
learning tools by serving as a learning
partner