The notebook computer has been the basis of computing within the College with an emphasis on this as a very personal tool. As technology has changed so has the vision of the College. Personal computing has now been enhanced with electronic information access, collaboration and the use of the Internet. The notebook program has acted as a catalyst for change in the teaching and learning process within the College. The philosophy of Constructionism by Seymour Papert was the educational impetus on which the use of computing was based.
Students are able to create their own learning.
Individuals have their own styles of learning and MLC acknowledges this by emphasising learning. Thus the educational focus is moving from teachers teaching and teaching styles towards students learning and learning styles. Notebooks at MLC are used to facilitate this shift in emphasis. They are powerful tools that encourage independent and collaborative learning, as well as to provide a flexible medium for different learning styles. The movement towards an information rich society demands new information literacies and problem solving skills.