Pedagogy

Connectivism Controversy

December 22, 2006

Connectivism: A Learning Theory for the Digital Age, by George Siemens (December 2004). ‘Behaviorism, cognitivism, and constructivism are the three broad learning theories most often utilized in the creation of instructional environments. These theories, however, were developed in a time when learning was not impacted through technology. Over the last twenty years, technology has reorganized [...]

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Interact Learning Community Environment

August 14, 2006

Interact Learning Community Environment: Interact is an Online Learning and Collaboration platform developed by the Christchurch College of Education, New Zealand. It is an open source online community environment designed with the intention of making it easy for people to interact online, based around constructivist and vygotskian views of learning. The key advantage of Interact [...]

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MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)

May 15, 2006

MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW). ‘MIT OpenCourseWare is a free and open educational resource for faculty, students, and self-learners around the world. OCW supports MIT’s mission to advance knowledge and education, and serve the world in the 21st century. It is true to MIT’s values of excellence, innovation, and leadership. MIT OCW’s goals are to: provide free, [...]

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