I believe there are two main points for the importance of using a variety of instructional strategies in education. The first is variety limits the potential of a boring lesson or presentation. The second is by using the different strategies gives the teacher an opportunity to potentially reach more learners. There is more than one method of learning so it makes sense to have more than one method or strategy to teach.
In my experience, technology enhances instruction in different ways. Think about it. Shouldn’t the 21st Century learner be exposed to instruction using 21st Century technology? My students like to interact with the lesson. Technology can help the teacher make the lessons and activities interesting and therefore keeping the attention of the learners.
I plan to integrate more technology in my planning and classroom. I was surprised by the statistics available at the Nondestructive Testing (NDT) Resource Center. These statistics deal with different learning methods and the percentages show which methods have the highest retention rates for learners. For more information about the constructivist theory, please go to the following link.
http://www.ndt-ed.org/TeachingResources/ClassroomTips/Constructivist%20_Learning.htm .
Thanks for reading!!!
Carol
