Promoting Constructivist Integration of Technology through Webquest

Abstract

This paper discusses the importance of technology integration in education in general and teacher education in particular. Technology by itself makes the classroom effective or do we have an appropriate model to integrate technology in effective way? Technology use should be embedded within a learning theory to support the methodology. Since the present thrust is on constructivist approach to teaching-learning, as it is also advocated by national level document, National Curriculum Framework 2005, therefore constructivism has been suggested as the framework for educational technology. Educational reform focused on the restructuring of education, incorporating constructivist view of learning and integrating uses of technology is the need of the hour. Using Webquest, allow us constructivist integration of technology, as it not only utilize technology in the form of internet based web resources but it is also based on sound principles of constructivism. Thus, this paper proposes the use of webquest as a means to achieve constructivist integration of technology.