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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JISC: e-Learning and Pedagogy

May 8, 2006

JISC: e-Learning and Pedagogy. ‘The JISC Learning and Teaching committee is funding a new e-learning Programme to run until August 2007. The overarching aim of the e-Learning Programme is to improve the quality of e-learning across the post-16 and higher education sectors. The Programme focuses on four areas: e-Learning and Pedagogy; Technical Framework and Tools [...]

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