Curriculum

ICTaC Social Studies
Mr Charles Galea E.O. Computer Studies describes the real power and also of the danger of ICT in the educational process with special reference to Social Studies.

"Information technology in all its educational aspects can be an effective medium in contributing towards education in general and during Social Studies in particular." Read more...

Suggested link: http://www.glnd.k12.va.us/resources/socialstudies_internet.html

ICT across the curriculum.
Mr Emmanuel Zammit writes about his dream to be an effective teacher. The article explains the importance of creating "fun-filled meaningful tasks" for the students.

"I have a soft spot for two particular movies: Renaissance Man and a much older film To Sir with Love. On a similar theme the two films portray an unemployed man who turns to teaching." Read more...

E-Learning.
Mr Dennis Zammit describes the term e-learning. While describing the challenges and disadvantages of e-learning, Mr Zammit

“The day is coming when the work done by the correspondence will be greater in amount than that done in the classrooms of our academies and colleges. “Read more...

WebQuest
Professor Bernie Dodge began developing the WebQuest strategy in 1995 to help teachers integrate the power of the web with student learning . Read more about what WebQuest are all about.

Constructionism and the Teaching of ICT
Mr. Mario Camilleri, Computer Science Education co-ordinator (University of Malta) describes a typical ICT lesson and how teachers can prepare challenging tasks for their students.

"The prevalent methodology for teaching Information and Communication technology (and, to a lesser degree, Computer Studies), is constructionist. Like constructivism, constructionism centres around a view of learning as a process of building knowledge structures." Read more...

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