Student Centered Learning SCL

Student-centred learning is an approach to education focusing on the needs of the students, rather than those of others involved in the educational process, such as teachers and administrators.

In this approach students have many characteristics, most importance are :

• Students are active participants in their learning, and they will be involved in sharing decisions. 
• Students construct new knowledge and skills by building on their current knowledge and skills
• Students understand expectations and are encouraged to use self-assessment measures

This approach is being widely used in schools because its good effect on the learning process.

My self have tried to use this approach last year, it was hard and took time for students to get used to it. I taught primary students and they didn't accept it so i had to use direct instructions but still I tried to allocate a time to apply activities using student centered learning. I think this approach must be applied more in schools so students will accept it and then get the most benefit they can get.

Computer as a tool, tuter and tutee..

Computers in the world are commonly used everywhere and in everyplace in the world. And in education field it is used in the framework of ( Tuter, tool, tutee).

There are many openions and there are different uses of the computer in this framework.

The computer as a tuter is comonly used by practicing on an educational applications or games. To preapare the computer to be used as a tool, experts need to spend long hours programming such applications, lessons and games to produce a one hour learner working on these applications.

Throughout my experience as a teacher, I have always used the computer as a tutor and a tool. As a tutor, I had always prepared CDs and websites where students can learn through, it contained informations and interactive activities where can learn and spend time without being bored. That way enhanced my students achievement and let them love to learn. It also reduced the work that i had to do anyway. As a tool, we had always used the datashow for introducing the work and projects that we produced. We had used the net-support to share informations and media.

Nowadays, I am using the computer as a tutee. I am working on developing an i pod app where students can learn through. It is a questions game all about computers and i may extend it later on and share it with other subjects.

About me

My name is Seddiqa AlMadani. I am 26 and i am a mother of two children.
I have a degree of Bsc in ITC from the Arab Open Univesity.

To know more about me just follow the link.. :)