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Philosophical Guidelines for the Social Studies: Enhancing Intelligence with Digital Tools and Artifacts

Philosophical Guidelines for the Social Studies: Enhancing Intelligence with Digital Tools and Artifacts

Daniel W. Stuckart
Copyright: © 2014 |Pages: 18
ISBN13: 9781466647978|ISBN10: 1466647973|EISBN13: 9781466647985
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-4797-8.ch004
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Stuckart, Daniel W. "Philosophical Guidelines for the Social Studies: Enhancing Intelligence with Digital Tools and Artifacts." Academic Knowledge Construction and Multimodal Curriculum Development, edited by Douglas J. Loveless, et al., IGI Global, 2014, pp. 53-70. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4797-8.ch004

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Stuckart, D. W. (2014). Philosophical Guidelines for the Social Studies: Enhancing Intelligence with Digital Tools and Artifacts. In D. Loveless, B. Griffith, M. Bérci, E. Ortlieb, & P. Sullivan (Eds.), Academic Knowledge Construction and Multimodal Curriculum Development (pp. 53-70). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4797-8.ch004

Chicago

Stuckart, Daniel W. "Philosophical Guidelines for the Social Studies: Enhancing Intelligence with Digital Tools and Artifacts." In Academic Knowledge Construction and Multimodal Curriculum Development, edited by Douglas J. Loveless, et al., 53-70. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2014. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4797-8.ch004

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Abstract

The purpose of this chapter is to place the use of Digital Tools and Artifacts (DTAs) within the context of John Dewey’s philosophy, and along the way, articulate guidelines for integrating technology in the Social Studies. Despite persistent calls for the integration of DTAs, social studies researchers still report low-level cognitive uses and overwhelmingly traditional teaching methods. By constructing a philosophical framework based on Deweyan thought, one can test research and ideas, perhaps leading to the more purposeful and effective use of these tools and artifacts in teaching and learning. Philosophy is an instrument for criticizing and reconstructing human activities, and scholars belatedly credit Dewey as a pioneer in the technology branch.

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