Exploiting the Potentialities of Computer Technology for Enhancing Teaching and Learning.docVIP

Exploiting the Potentialities of Computer Technology for Enhancing Teaching and Learning 　　【Abstract】：This paper aims to provide a coherent study of the potentialities of computer technology for enhancing teaching and learning， and how these potentialities may be realized and functioned in a learning-centered school. 　　【Key words】： exploit， potentialities， computer technology， enhancing teaching and learning 　　Introduction 　　Creating an improved learning environment in the learning-centered school can be approached by using powerful catalysts for changes. In current IT age， one such catalyst is computer technology—it is not a fresh topic， though. Schools have generally been slow to adopt computer technology， especially when compared with the pace at which the business world and industry have forged ahead. This has led to the justifiable criticism that schools are strongly oriented by entrance examinations and not preparing their students appropriately for their adult lives and to meet the needs of businesses and employers. As Hancock （1997） argues， there is a mismatch between schools and the workplace， such that we need to design new ‘information age’schools. 　　A further problem beyond their slow introduction of computer into schools concerns the under –utilization and misappropriation of those computers which are already in schools. For many reasons， including a lack of skills training on the part of teachers， but more fundamentally a failure to plan a technology policy for the school which integrates technology across the curriculum， schools fail to make full use of what is a valuable resource. The value of this resource generally escapes the typical teacher and administrator. Its potential to improve the quantity and quality of learning in the school cannot be overstated. In one respect， it is a tool for improving student learning. In another. it is a valuable resource capable of improving the quality of teaching. And in a further respect， it is an invaluabl