Provides opportunities for learners to apply learning to external world. Provides opportunities for learners to bring external learning into the curriculum. Instructor elicits student discovery and construction of knowledge. Learners have some control over learning process. Active, collaborative, and cooperative learning favored over passive learning.
Instructors are primarily designers and coaches.
Instructors and learners work in teams where appropriate. Learners are empowered to take over their own learning. Motivates learners by supporting their self-efficacy ability to succeed. Teaching appeals to different learning styles. Awareness of inter-subjective construction of knowledge.