ICT as Constructive tool

ICT as Constructive tool

Constructivism is an approach to learning that holds that people actively construct or make their own knowledge and that reality is determined by the experiences of the learner. I can say that ICT can be used as constructive tool for teaching and learning because by using ICT, students are engaged actively and they get opportunity to build their own knowledge using computer and browsing information from internet.


In case of our class, our tutor assigned an activity where we were asked to make simulated advertisement related to our locality to attract tourists. For this activity, I browsed internet for information of my village. Then, I created advertisement where I added some information and pictures but my tutor commented that I could add audio files and videos too to be effective and attractive advertisement. My edited simulated advertisement looked better than before. I must say, by using ICT, we get to experience and build our knowlege just like I did. By doing that small activity, I was able to build knowledge on my village and also create simulation. I am confident that I can now make better simulations.

I found out that constructive tool is very interesting and engaging where students explore through different tools to construct their own knowledge. And keeps students engage through the lesson and unlike the teaching in normal class we can integrate constructive tool in our lessons through manipulation of the information and planning the lessons in a power point presentation and by creating blog and classroom Google to have interactive teaching and learning. Therefore constructive tool is one of the effective teaching and learning methods which help the learners to learn effectively with full engagement throughout.