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What is Socio-Constructivist learning

Chapter 65
Encyclopedia of Information Communication Technologies and Adult Education Integration
Learning constructed by the learner in a social context.
Published in Chapter:
Future Methods of Adult Education
John K. Hope (University of Auckland, New Zealand)
Copyright: © 2011 |Pages: 18
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61692-906-0.ch065
Abstract
The purpose of this chapter is to provide a vision of future information and communication technology based methods of adult education informed by recent pedagogical and technological developments. Macro trends that may influence the future of adult education methods are examined, followed by detailed scrutiny of particular methods that are likely to be utilised in the near future. The chapter concludes with a review of the more distant future and suggestions to adult educators.
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Chapter 45
Integrating the Real and Virtual World for Academic Language Education in Second Life
An effective learning that happens only through interactive processes of discussion, negotiation, and sharing.
Published in Chapter: Integrating the Real and Virtual World for Academic Language Education in Second Life; From: Handbook of Research on Didactic Strategies and Technologies for Education: Incorporating Advancements
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The Prospects for Teaching in Virtual Worlds
Sociological theory of knowledge that applies the general philosophical constructionism into social settings, where in groups construct knowledge for one another, collaboratively creating a small culture of shared artifacts with shared meanings. When one is immersed within a culture of this sort, one is learning all the time about how to be a part of that culture on many levels. Its origins are largely attributed to Lev Vygotsky.
Published in Chapter: The Prospects for Teaching in Virtual Worlds; From: Handbook of Research on Didactic Strategies and Technologies for Education: Incorporating Advancements
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