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Thursday, June 21, 2001

http://www.nstpi.com.my/Current_News/NST/Tuesday/Education/20010619124747/Article/

Making IT meaningfulBy SUMITHA MARTIN smartin@nstp.com.my


COMPUTERS should be part of the classroom, not a "computer laboratory". The former approach allows the tool to become part of the learning process, and only then can meaningful learning be provided, says former Universiti Malaysia Sarawak Vice-Chancellor Professor Datuk Dr Mohd Zawawi Ismail.

He says that classroom teaching can no longer be justified in the traditional way, viz independent of technology.

Crucial to this concept is the understanding that computers should not be physically separated from classrooms....

 


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