This week we created a project on organization and hierarchy principles. I posted a Twitter feed that demonstrates the concept… Read more Organization and Hierarchy
Author: Thomas Robb
Communities of Practice
Abstract: Community of practice (Barab and Duffy, 2000) is a constructivist-based learning theory that advocates the need for authentic learning… Read more Communities of Practice
Connectivism
I do believe connectivism has some merits as a component of existing learning theories. To suggest that the network IS… Read more Connectivism
Communities of Practice
One community of practice that I have spent the last year and a half building is the EDTECH Graduate Student… Read more Communities of Practice
Student Centered Learning Environments
While I have had the opportunity to do student teaching a few years ago, I moved away from K12 education… Read more Student Centered Learning Environments
Learning Theories
Sociocultural Theory
Use of Technology to Support Social Constructivist Theory and ZPD I have a relatively unique classroom. My students are instructors… Read more Sociocultural Theory
Negotiated Meaning and Constructivism
Johanssen (1992) notes that goals would be “negotiated and not imposed” on the learners in a course, I do not… Read more Negotiated Meaning and Constructivism
Constructivism
Kirschner, Sweller, and Clark (2006) contend that discovery learning, experiental learning, and constructivist learning, while appealing, do not work well.… Read more Constructivism
Gestalt Psychology
Gestalt psychologists consider learners that know the “whole” (or the highest level of Bloom’s taxonomy) in terms of the parts… Read more Gestalt Psychology
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