Information technology and constructivism in higher education
Subtitle: progressive learning frameworks
By: Carla R. Payne, editor.
Contributors: Payne, Carla R.
Publisher: Information Science Reference
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Hershey, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 414
ISBN-13: 9781605666549; 9781605666556
Subjects: Education, Higher -- Effect of technological innovations on; Constructivism (Education); Web-based instruction; Information technology
Description: "This volume is grounded in the thesis that information technology may offer the only viable avenue to the implementation of constructivist and progressive educational principles in higher education, and that the numerous efforts now under way to realize these principles deserve examination and evaluation"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Closing the circle: from Dewey to Web 2.0 / Maria Luisa Pérez Cavana; title: Beyond constriction and control: constructivism in online theory and practice / Noel Fitzpatrick, Nóirín Hayes, Kevin C. O'Rourke; title: The theory and practice of teaching with technology in today's colleges and universities / Barbara de la Harpe, Fiona Peterson; title: A constructivist approach to online learning: the community of inquiry framework / Karen Swan, Jennifer C. Richardson, D. Randy Garrison; title: Applying constructivism to online learning: a new instructional design map / Jennifer Lee, Lin Lin; title: Enhancing authentic assessment through information technology / Beth Rubin; title: Nontraditional students and information technology: the siren call of the virtual classroom and its impact on progressive educational ideals / Xenia Coulter, Alan Mandell; title: Online learning conversations: potential, challenges and facilitation / Jakko van der Pol; title: Virtual constructivism: avatars in action / Laura Nicosia; title: The power and promise of Web 2.0 tools / G. Andrew Page, Radwan Ali; title: Information technology and mental modeling / Shalin Hai-Jew; title: Transformative potential of constructivist blended problem-based learning in higher education / Roisin Donnelly; title: Critical survey of information technology use in higher education blended classrooms / James Cronin, John Paul McMahon, Michael Waldron; title: Structure of a blended university course: applying constructivist principles to blended teaching / Maria Beatrice Ligorio, Nadia Sansone; title: Constructivism and online collaborative group learning in higher education: a case study / Hwee Ling Lim, Fay Sudweeks; title: Constructivist strategies to optimize four levels of interaction in a distributive learning environment: a case study / Linda Lohr, Nicholas Eastham, David Kendrick; title: Facilitating students-driven learning of computer programming with technology / Alessio Gaspar, Sarah Langevin, Naomi Boyer; title: Designing asynchronous discussions to teach critical thinking / John Miller; title: To be in occasional touch: Goddard College's progressive principles and distributed learning / Mark H. Schulman; title: Using blogs to foster inquiry, collaboration, and feedback in pre-service teacher education / Carol R. Rinke ... [et al.]; title: The intersection of theory, tools and tasks in a postgraduate learning environment / Michal Zellermayer, Nili Mor, Ida Heilweil.