ICT as Co-constructive tool

What are co-constructive tool?

Co-constructive tools, also known as collaborative tool are tools for supporting student’s construction of some tangible projects as a manifestation of their construction of knowledge. The idea is inspired by Vygotsky's social development theory.  Vygotsky focused on the connections between people and the sociocultural context in which they act and interact in shared experiences. It also support the construction of knowledge through a shared understanding and share ideas thought collaboratively. In co-constructive tool reconstruction of the knowledge sharing additional knowledge ideas from a different user happens.

It means working independently to construct some sort of personal knowledge. Examples like students posting their notices to a shared electronic whiteboard or document conferencing, blogs, Google docs and discussion forum. It supports the knowledge through a shared understanding. Moreover they share their ideas and thought collaboratively. Even it enhances reconstruction of the knowledge sharing and there is additional knowledge ideas from different users.

 Concept of Co-constructive tool

1.   A co-construction tool is an approach, where it is an emphasis on collaboration, and partnership working. It also includes the interactional process such as cooperation and coordination. 

2.   Co-construction is the concept that students can use to help them learn from others and expand their knowledge.

3.   Applications that support the construction of knowledge through a shared understanding, share ideas and thought collaborative and reconstruction of the knowledge sharing additional knowledge ideas from different user.

Examples of co-constructive tool

Google Docs. Source: Google

Blog. Source: My Blog

Discussion Forum.Source: PCE VLE

It help students develop

• Higher level cognitive processes.
• In-depth understanding of information.
• Active- International learning.
• Literacy and literacy-related problems.
• Collaboration knowledge construction.

Importance of co-constructive tool

• Higher-level cognitive process (explanation, finding the problem, problem-solving and so on)
• In-depth understanding of an informative text.
• Active and intentional learning
• Literacy-based problems.
• Identification of their own scientific misconceptions and means to overcome them. 
• Identifying and developing expertise.
• Collaborative knowledge constructions. 
• Enhance the collaborative learning environment. 
• Students can use constructive tools to work cooperatively and construct a shared understanding of new knowledge.
• Exchange and share of ideas stimulate thinking.

How can we use  in School?

In the future, I can use those above mentioned ideas and help students’ to expand their knowledge. Now, I realize that we can even use Co-construction tool as platform in teaching and learning to construct collaborative knowledge.

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