Instructional Design/Constructivism/Conclusion & Resources

Conclusion
Constructivist learning theory is not meant to replace cognitive learning theory, rather it is meant to enhance it. Engaging, collaborative, productive learning activities can enhance even the best of cognitivist instruction. As you continue to explore the best ways to help students learn, keep a copy of this ALE Checklist nearby to ensure that your instruction provides them with an experience to remember.

Continue in your learning by exploring the following resources!

Resources
Instructional Strategies Online http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/DE/PD/instr/index.html

"The last decades of research in human learning have presented new insights into the ways that learners are active in constructing their own understanding. Constructivist learning theories have shown the limitations of viewing 'learning' as something we can 'give' to students that they will 'receive' or learn in exactly the same form, at exactly the given time."

Constructivism Resources http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/w2-resources.html

Constructivism, Instructional Design, and Technology: Implications for Transforming Distance Learning http://ifets.fit.fraunhofer.de/periodical/vol_2_2000/tam.html

To understand constructivism in technology-mediated learning: http://radicalpedagogy.icaap.org/content/issue1_2/02kanuka1_2.html

Constructivism http://carbon.cudenver.edu/~mryder/itc_data/constructivism.html

Constructivist Instructional Design/Models http://carbon.cudenver.edu/~mryder/itc_data/idmodels.html#constructivism

Seven Goals for the Design of Constructivist Learning Environments http://crossroads.georgetown.edu/vkp/resources/glossary/constructivism.htm

Instructional Design Approaches http://depts.washington.edu/eproject/Instructional%20Design%20Approaches.htm

Translating Constructivism into Instructional Design http://www.ifets.info/journals/8_1/5.pdf

Additional Resources http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~haagard/edci591t_web_02/additional/add.htm

This completes the learning module Designing Constructivist Learning Experiences.

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