Computers As Mind Tools
Computers As Mind Tools Date: 23rd June 2020/ Tuesday This blog post looks at an interesting concept of computers being used as mind tools and how this could help learners functions as creators, developers and designers. Jonassen (1996) says that when computers are used as mind tools they offer learner critical thinking opportunities. They help the learner scaffold the learning content, think from different perspectives. For example when learners create a data base about a company and organize data about the employees to make evidence based decisions, they are actually thinking analytically. So what are basically mind tools and how do they help think critically is the core concept we are going to address in this blog post. There are a number of mind tools available including semantic organization tools, dynamic modelling tools, information interpretation tools, knowledge construction tools, , conversation and collaboration tools. Semantic organization tools help learners org...