I.T Based Project: The Resourced Based Project

I.T Based Project: 
The Resource-Based Project
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The first of the four information technology based project is the Resourced-Based project, in these project the teacher steps out of the traditional role of being a content provider and information provider, and instead lets the students find their own facts and information.


The involvement of the students in gathering informations and content interpretation is emphasized in this approach. The learning of the student would also become wider because in the process of gathering information on a particular topic, he is also given the chance to explore other subject areas that may not be the main concern of the given topic, but also provides insights and it might pave way into a more concrete understanding, this is an advantage that may lead to the student's higher way of thinking. 


Research-based projects is "student-centered," thus students have a bigger accountability in the learning process. Their skills in "accessing, evaluating, using, and applying information are the main target in these higher I.T based project, it is in line with the goal of ensuring them to meet the expectations of the approved curriculum. 


Although the concern of this project is the students, teachers must always remember thier critical role as facilitators, they must always cater student-involvement and encourage the students to explore on various subject areas, the teacher must motivate the students to become lifelong learners capable of  an independent decision making.


The identified general flow of events in the resourced-based projects are as follows:
1. The teacher determines the topic for the examination of the class.
2. The teacher presents the problem to the class.
3. The students find information to the problem or question.
4. Students organize their information in response to the problem or question.


Since the central principle of this area is to make students go beyond the textbook and curriculum material, then the goal of exposing the students into a wider choices of information resources is achieved. The internet will also become a knowledge playground to the students, with some guidance from the teacher about how to use the world wide web effectively, looking for information would be a click away, this will lead to an innovation in the teaching-learning process.
The resourced based project also higlights the inquiry approach or discovery approach wherein the "process" is given more importance than the "product", this means that the value of knowing "how to" is greater than the "end result."


One must remember that in the traditional learning model, teacher is expert and information provider while in the Resource-based learning model, teacher is a guide and facilitator.

References: 

Educational Technology 2(Book)

http://www.edu.pe.ca/bil/bil.asp?ch1.s2.gdtx