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Constructivism 9: Mindtools

Posted on May 10, 2018 by Michael Hanley

Mindtools are computer-based tools and learning environments that have been adapted or developed to function as intellectual partners with the learner in order to engage and facilitate critical thinking and higher order learning. Mindtools are knowledge construction tools that learners learn with, not from. Continue Reading →

Constructivism 8: Challenges of Elearning

Posted on May 7, 2018 by Michael Hanley

Regarding the challenges of elearning, in 2001 David Jonassen argues that “most e-learning replicates the worst features of face-to-face instruction: it may be cheaper to ‘deliver’ over the Internet, but it won’t be more effective. For “substantive change” we must create meaningful learning experiences. Continue Reading →