This question came up during a myEUROPE chat with the topic 'ICT Pedagogy and my curriculum'. Twenty-one teachers went on-line to share experiences and ideas about the impact of the ICT pedagogy on teaching and learning in classroom.
Several participants said that in their schools a computer is still used for programming lessons rather than as a teaching and learning tool. The teachers also talked about their national curriculum and its requirements.
Some conclusions from the discussion:
computers increase teachers' and pupils' interest in life-long learning
people switch from being passive to interactive learners when using computers
reading from a screen is harder than reading from paper
the Internet provides a huge range of teaching and learning resources
the computer 'revolution' must not affect traditional teaching; striking a balance between tradition and modernity is the solution
national educational authorities and governments should provide all schools with computers and then motivate teachers to use them.
The answer to the question posed in the title of this article is in the chat transcript. Use the links on the right to access the transcript which is available in English.
