Abstract

WALDEGG CASANOVA, Guillermina. Using New Technologies for Teaching and Learning Science. REDIE [online]. 2002, vol.4, n.1, pp.01-22. ISSN 1607-4041.

Given the explosive growth and penetration of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in general, and the Internet in particular, it is important to make clear the different roles and uses that these technologies can have for education, and evaluate the main theoretical perspectives already being used. Recent research in education has made possible the development of new concepts and approaches to teaching and learning by means of these new technologies. Most of these approaches belong to socio-constructivist theories and they show how, by using the ICT, pedagogical principles can be put into practice that have the learner as the central figure in the learning process. The learner constructs knowledge and s/he has the chance to enhance her/his learning by working within the framework of a concrete and meaningful action, which at the same time is individual and communal.

Keywords : Science education; collaborative learning; computer supported learning.