Saturday, January 24, 2009

Resource Log #1 (Sources #1-6)

#1 Instructional Design by Patricia L. Smith & Tillman J. Ragan - Chapter #2 of this book entitled "Foundations of Instructional Design" contains an easy to understand definition of constructivism and its major principles.

Smith, P.L., & Raga, T.J. (2005). Instructional design (3rd ed.). Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

#2 "Blogs, Threaded Discussions Accentuate Constructivist Teaching" - This article discusses using blogs to enhance/improve constructivist teaching and learning.

Meyer, J.D. (2004, December). Blogs, threaded discussions accentuate constructivist teaching. Online Classroom. Retrieved from https://www.vcu.edu/cte/resources/newsletters_archive/OC0412.PDF

#3 "Be Constructive: Blogs, Podcasts, and Wikis as Constructivist Learning Tools" - This article discusses how blogs, podcasts, and Wikis can be and are being used in constructivist classrooms.

Seitzinger, J. (2006, July 10). Be constructive: Blogs, podcasts, and wikis as constructivist learning tools. Learning Solutions e-Magazine. Retrieved from http://www.careersmarts.com/21/blogs%20wikis%20podcasts%20learning%20tools.pdf

#4 "Are You a Techno-Constructivist?" - This article discusses how to get started with blending constructivism and technology in today's classroom.

McKenzie, W. (2000). Are you a techno-constructivist?. Education World. Retrieved from http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech005.shtml

#5 "Getting Started with Constructivism and Technology" - The articles in this newsletter also discuss how to get started with blending constructivism and technology in today's classroom.

Burns, M., Heath, M., & Dimock, V. (1998). Getting started with constructivism and technology. TAP into Learning. Retrieved from http://www.sedl.org/pubs/tapinto/v1n1.pdf

#6 "Constructivism and the Five E's" - This website presents a constructivist instructional model based on the 5 E's of the Learning Cycle.

Miami Museum of Science. (2001). Constructivism and the five E’s. Retrieved January 19, 2009, from http://www.miamisci.org/ph/lpintro5e.html

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