"The aim of creative thinking is to stimulate curiosity and promote divergence."
Technology can improve higher order thinking. The use of technology varies up the way students learn. Rather than the rote and mundane forms of learning from the traditional lecture style, the computer is used to stimulate and foster learning in a new and creative way.
Some may view technology as a form of distraction to the students. I used to view it this way as well. However, if utilized in the right way...technology can be a great asset to teachers and help improve students' higher order thinking capacity.
Teachers can have students narrow down their focus and direct them to websites that will help them find information they need. They can comprehend the information they read by re-writing it in their own words. Students will apply the material they read by taking a stance on whether they agree with what they read or not. ThinkTank is a resource that can help students analyze the information. They can use a resource like Backflip to create folders of the Webpages they got their research from. Lastly, they can create online surveys for their peers to evaluate the results.
Technology can be a huge asset in enabling the teachers to teach curriculum and train students in higher order thinking. However, they must be selective and careful in pointing them to the right webpages and online resources.
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