This site was started in November of 1997 with the purpose of providing Java™ Applets that can be used as tools to help and enhance the education of children both at school and at home.
I strongly believe that learning can be significantly enhanced when the student learner can be actively engaged in the learning process through discovery and exploration. This tied together with hands-on activities that motivate and challenge the student. This is sometimes referred to as self-directed or student-centered learning, where the student is responsible for his or her learning. Where the student gains knowledge by doing, constructing, inventing...
The teacher or parent should act as a guide or coach rather than a one way knowledge provider. The idea is to give the student challenging and motivating problems and have him or her use the tools provided in this site to explore new concepts, discover new ideas, and improve the student's abilities to solve problems. By not putting a limit or ceiling to how much the students can learn, these tools could help them develop higher order thinking skills. It is hoped that the programs provided here will make the students stronger in their conceptual understanding, basic skills, and problem solving abilities.
With the advent of the Internet and Java™ it is possible to not only have the ability to use these tools both at school and at home but also to enhance the collaborative aspects of learning, where students can work independently but share ideas and jointly build knowledge. These ideas will be explored in the future.
Jacobo Bulaevsky
November
1, 1997
jacobo@arcytech.org
www.arcytech.org
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