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A8: Your Role As Instructor - Additional Resources
Below are online resources which may help you in preparation.
Take a moment to visit each. If you find a resource particularly helpful,
remember to bookmark that page to make it easier to return to it at a
later time.
Constructivist Learning Environments
Author Elizabeth Murphy briefly overviews and discusses
some of the primary literature on the nature and construction of constructivist
learning environments. Included are related links to other articles on
constructivism, its role in technology, and sample web sites.
Constructivism Examined Oxford Review of Education,
28, 1, 23-35.
Fox, R. (2001).
A disparaging critique of the effectiveness of cognitive
theory in which the author takes to task the principle concepts/claims
of learning as an active, socially constructed process in which the learner
strives to personalize and provide meaning to learning and knowledge.
A different viewpoint!
Note: the above articles are also available online
the MdUSA database.
Learning theories and their influence on the development
and use of educational technologies, Australian Science Teachers Journal,
46, 3, 21-28.
Semple, A. (2000).
Although Semple’s primary experience is pedagogical,
the article provides a highly useful review of the literature and concepts/principles
of behavioral, cognitive, and constructionist theories of learning and
their impact on the use and design of educational technologies. Maintains
that an integral factor in creating effective learning environments is
the instructor’s understanding of learning theories and the characteristics
of his/her students.
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