Blogs, wikis and forums are only the beginning of eLearning. Many more social tools are available online that will help students collaborate with classmates and create better learning experiences for everyone involved.
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The Practicality of Social Constructivism in eLearning - 0 views
Seymour Papert - Closing Session 1994 NSBA T+L Conference on Vimeo - 0 views
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Dr. Papert begins at the 20-minute mark.
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Papert explores constructionism vs. instructionsm, the potential of the Internet, teacher "training," the choice between Monday and Someday, as well as what we can learn from watching children play video games OR what children can learn by making video games.
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Listen carefully at around 27:00 about uncertainty of impact on new social connections via screens... 38:00 "We need to maximize the ration of learning:teaching" 53:00 Teacher needs to be more of a philosopher than technician 62:35 onward: Teachers wait for "training" because that is the traditional paradigm of learning. As we get more "sophisticated", we stop learning (on our own) and wait for training (the teacher as technician/pedagogy). We need to embrace a new paradigm of learning over teaching (constructionism/constructivism)...
Tools for Teaching: How to Transform Direct Instruction | Edutopia - 1 views
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"Tools for Teaching: How to Transform Direct Instruction"
AJET 26(3) Drexler (2010) - The networked student model for construction of personal le... - 0 views
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Principles of networked learning, constructivism, and connectivism inform the design of a test case through which secondary students construct personal learning environments for the purpose of independent inquiry.
Enhancing Education: The 5 E's - 0 views
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