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Recommended Reading Summary: A Chapter of “From Practice Fields to Communities of Practice”

Adobe Captivate

Chapter 2: From Practice Fields to Communities of Practice by Sasha Barab and Thomas Duffy (2012). There are a range of opinions and positions within the constructivist and situativity communities regarding even the basic concepts laid out in this text. Here is this month’s chapter summary.

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Learning, making and powerful ideas

Learning with e's

My last post explored Donald Norman''s ideas around perception and the design of every day objects. The Theory Not to be confused with constructivism, constructionism is a cognitive theory that relates to learning by making things. 1980) Mindstorms: Children, Computers and Powerful Ideas. Anderson ACT-R Cognitive Architecture 2.

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Key Social Learning Resources: Part 2

Jane Hart

“This mentality is very different from the mindset that many of us are used to – officially “learning&# or gaining knowledge during a teaching session, but then immediately storing that knowledge away afterwards in order to “get back to work.&#. But too often there is talk of the need for “community management&#.

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Learning as dialogue

Learning with e's

This passive, reductionist explanation of learning prompted a number of pedagogical strategies, including reinforcement of behaviour, punishment and reward, and the introduction of teaching machines with their instructional texts, structured assessment of learning and remedial loops. Our ideas in isolation have limited power and reach.

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Learning first, technology second

Learning with e's

Many teachers welcome the idea of bringing new technology into the classroom. Ideas range from games based learning , to the use of social media and networking, to simpler approaches such as the use of digital cameras in art or data logging in science. Sometimes, the technology does get in the way of learning and teaching.

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Words in mind

Learning with e's

Psychologists and cognitive scientists have offered a number of useful theories that aid our understanding of learning. The last post in this series featured the stages of cognitive development model proposed by Jean Piaget. The last post in this series featured the stages of cognitive development model proposed by Jean Piaget.

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I store my knowledge with my friends

Learning with e's

I'm at Colchester Institute on Friday to present a workshop entitled: Communities, Spaces and Pedagogies for the Digital Age. It's for a Learning and Teaching development day the Institute is holding where they will explore the theme of Transformational Learning and Teaching.