Technology in Teaching and Learning

Community of Practice Design Guide

"The theories behind communities of practice The design of teaching often integrates different theories of learning. Communities of practice are one of the ways in which experiential learning, social constructivism, and connectivism can be combined, illustrating the limitations of trying to rigidly classify learning theories. Practice tends to be more complex. What are communities of practice? Definition:  Communities of practice are groups of people who share a concern or a passion for something they do and learn how to do it better as they interact regularly. Wenger, 2014"

"A multi-disciplinary group designing and researching new technologies for education. We understand new technologies not only as a way to optimize the existing educational system, but as a transformative force that can generate radically new ways of knowing and learning."

Stanford Teaching Commons "Modes of Teaching, Modes of Learning:  Created by CTL and VPOL, our course profiles describe Stanford examples of great teaching and learning in different modes, including candid reflections on lessons learned. The definitions give a wealth of information on learning activities, learning objectives, and assessments for these different teaching and learning environments."

Stanford Teaching Commons Learning Resources

A guide for instructors interested in transforming a course, and their instruction, to use research-based principles and improve student learning.

"PhET provides fun, free, interactive, research-based science and mathematics simulations."

Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning

This Indiana University, Bloomington, page outlines characteristics of inquiry-base learning, and includes "detailed information about effective problem-based learning environments" (2014.10.08).