Lesson 8 " Higher Thinking Skills Through IT-Based Projects"

         
            There are  four types of IT-based projects which can effectively be used in order to engage students in activities of a higher plane of thinking. To be noted is the fact that these projects differ on the specific process and skills employed, also in the ultimate activity or platform used to communicate completed products to others.

The general flow of events in resource based projects are:
(1) The teacher determines the topic for the examination of class. (2) The teacher presents the problem to the class. (3) The students find information on the problem/question. (4) Students organize their information in response to the problem/question.

Traditional learning model	Resource-based learning model
Teacher is expert and information provider	Teacher is a guide and facilitator
Textbook is key source of information	Source are Varied (print, video, internet, etc.)
Focus on facts information is packaged in neat parcels	Focus on learning inquiry/ quest/ discovery
The product is the be-all and end-all of learning	Emphasis on process
Assessment is quantitative	Assessment is quantitative and qualitative

                                                     

To develop Creativity, the Following five key task may be recommended. First is Define the task, Brainstorm, Judge the ideas, Act, and the last is Adopt flexibility.

The production of self- made multimedia projects can be approached into different ways:
1. Instructive tools- such as in the production by students of a power point presentation of a selective topic.
2. Communication tools- such as when students do a multi-media presentation (with text, graphs, photos, audio narration, interviews, video clips, etc. to simulate a television news show.

These four IT based projects helps  student to be more creative and resourceful. and also an experience that can be applied in their own lives.