Summary: In this article, Terry Anderson and Jon Dron of Athabasca University, Canada determine that distance education pedagogy can be broken down into three distinct generations-cognitive-behaviourist, social constructivist, and connectivist. In order to address the learning needs of 21st Century learners, all three of these generations should be considered and utilized in the learning content, context, and learning expectations of a high-quality distance education. The authors also examine these three generations of distance education pedagogy using the common community of inquiry model.
Summary: In this article, Terry Anderson and Jon Dron of Athabasca University, Canada determine that distance education pedagogy can be broken down into three distinct generations-cognitive-behaviourist, social constructivist, and connectivist. In order to address the learning needs of 21st Century learners, all three of these generations should be considered and utilized in the learning content, context, and learning expectations of a high-quality distance education. The authors also examine these three generations of distance education pedagogy using the common community of inquiry model.