Lesson 10 Computer as a Tutor

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-  In this particular lesson, I have learned that not all tutors can be a human, but a tutor can be a thing and that is computer.We are now in the modern times whereby the use of computer is rapidly arises. In just one click, there will be lots of information provided. The Computer is a tutor in this new age of learning. It does not replace the teacher, although it assumes certain roles previously assigned to teachers who now has to take the new role of facilitator and guide. Computer-Assisted Instruction (CAI) The computer can be a tutor in effect relieving the teacher of many activities in his personal role as a classroom tutor.

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- Nothing can replace the role of the teacher in a classroom. Computers will just be seen as aids and not teachers themselves. One of the most important thing that we should understand is that, computers are technology tool as well as teachers' tool in the classroom. Teachers can enhance the quality of teaching with the use of computers and new technologies. Computers have bulit-in softwares and that teachers could utilize it for educational purposes.

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-  There has been a fear that someday in the future teachers will be replaced with CAI because as an assessment, it is much better if we will used the computer to assist as in our learning for it is consistent and objective. Yes, it is partly true and also partly wrong because we all know that there are roles that teachers have to do that CAI cannot. A computer cannot assess and insure if the students have the needed knowledge and skills for it does not have any will and intellect, a teacher can decide the appropriate learning objectives while computers do not, a teachers can plan any structured activities to achieve objectives suited to the needs of its students and a teacher can evaluate the student’s achievements by ways of tests of the expected outcomes. Drill and practice software materials can be useful if we want excellence in the use of the computer. But to make it a teacher, it can’t never be. Teachers are still the best and suited way for a student to learn more, computers can only assist.

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-   In the years ahead, we shall see the computer in schools as a common tool for the enhancement of the student’s thinking, communication and collaboration skills. Computers will become an integral component of the future classroom and not a mere machine that can deliver routine drills and exercise. But, one thing is the most important of all. We must remember that teachers will always be teachers and nothing can replace them.