Learning, Teaching and Thinking with ICT

Learning Pathway: Learning, teaching and thinking with ICT


The purpose of the module is to provide an understanding of how learners learn and what kind of teaching and learning activities are sound in an OBE system and most conducive to the use of ICT as a tool to enhance teaching and learning in the classroom.
	Introduction


This first activity asks you to reflect on what learning is.
	Activity 1 What is learning?

The next activity introduces you to some basics of information processing approaches.
	Activity 2 Information processing approaches

You then start to focus on some learning theories, starting with the Social Cognitive Theory.
	Activity 3 Social Cognitive Theory

You then consider behaviourism and its potential impact on teaching practice.
	Activity 4 Behaviourism

Activity 5 introduces you to developmental psychology.
	Activity 5 Developmental psychology

Activity 6 introduces you to another theorist, Vygotsky, and his understanding of cognitive development.
	Activity 6 Vygotsky's understanding of cognitive development

The next activity takes a more in-depth look at one of the implications of Vygotsky's theory, collaborative learning.
	Activity 7 Collaborative learning

Activity 8 introduces another theorist, Piaget, and his Theory of Cognitive Development.
	Activity 8 Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development

You then start to look more closely at classroom practice and the important role of questions.
	Activity 9 What questions do I ask and why?

The next activity examines how you can stimulate discussion as a means of encouraging articulation and social interaction in learning.
	Activity 10 Promoting discussion

You then focus on how learners can be encouraged to ask questions themselves.
	Activity 11 Encouraging learners to ask questions

Finally, you will round off by doing a problem solving activity in class in preparation for your final assignment.
	Activity 12 Problem-solving skills

	Self-assessment

	Module evaluation

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