InCRED Learning Traditional Learning Classroom Discussions The student talks at least as much as or more than the teacher The teacher usually talks more than the student Learning Process Most of the learning process takes place in groups or by the individual student. The learning is conducted with the whole class participating; there is almost no group or individual study Subject Matter The student participates in determining the subject matter; the studying is based on various sources of information, including web data banks and net-experts located by the student. The teacher conducts the lesson according to the study program and the existing curriculum Motivation The students’ motivation is high due to the involvement in matters that are closer to them and to the use of technology. The students’ motivation is low, and the subject matter is “distant” from them. Teacher’s Role The teacher directs the student to the information
The teacher becomes a mentor to the student The teacher is the authority Location of Learning The learning takes place with no fixed location The learning takes place within the classroom and the school Lesson Structure The structure of the lesson is affected by the group dynamics. The teacher dictates the structure of the lesson and the division of time Emphases in the Learning Process The students learn “how” and less “what”; the learning includes research study which combines searching for and collecting information from web data banks and authorities on the communications network; the learning is better connected to the real world, the subject matter is richer and includes material in different formats.