Article: The Maturing of Constructivist Instructional Design

Willis, J. (2000). The Maturing of Constructivist Instructional Design: Some Basic Principles That Can Guide Practice. Educational Technology, 40, (1, Jan-Feb), 5-16 Jan-Feb 2000 EJ603806

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Article: Constructivism in Instructional Design for Distance Education Project Report

Lynch, M.M. (1998) Constructivism in Instructional Design for Distance Education:
Project Report. Available at: http://web.pdx.edu/~mmlynch/constructivist.html

Article: Constructivist Instructional Design

Colón, B; Taylor, K.A.; and Willis, J. (2000) Constructivist Instructional Design: Creating a Multimedia Package for Teaching Critical Qualitative Research, The Qualitative Report, 5, (n1-2, May). Available at: http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/QR5-1/colon.html

WikiBook on Learning Theories / Constructivism

Here is a WikiBook on Learning Theories / Constructivism:
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Learning_Theories/Constructivist_Theories

The book covers similar material to Chapter 1 of the class WikiBook on Constructivism and Technology: Transforming Schools and Classrooms, and contains a valuable bibliography, and several video resources on the topic.

Tense in WikiBooks

On February 6, 2009 11:33 AM, a class member asks:

What tense do you want the Wiki written in. My understanding was past, past perfect, or passive?

Answer:

Good question. The stylesheets and Wikibook policies do not specify which tense to write in. My suggestion is to use past tense when reporting / citing other literature and resources. However, use active (rather than passive) voice whenever possible. Use short sentences for better readability.

Please note that this answer is based on an "educated guess" or "common sense" and not on published policies or guidelines. Please comment with published guidelines you may have found other reasonable alternatives.

TurnItIn Tutorials

Here is a site with tutorials on TurnItIn.com

http://www.salisbury.edu/Library/tlr/turnitin/tutorials.html

NETS for Teachers 2008

The new 2008 National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers (NETS•T) published by the International Society for Technology and Education (ISTE) raises expectations for educators using technologies. NETS•T assumes that educators embrace constructivist philosophy and pedagogy to provide students with 21st century, world-class level learning experiences. See: http://www.iste.org/content/navigationmenu/nets/forteachers/2008standards/nets_for_teachers_2008.htm

The major planks of NETS•T are:

1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity
2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning
4. Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility
5. Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership

The underlying principles of NETS•T require educators to think and work with constructivist principles such as: (1) creativity, inventiveness and innovation; (2) authentic learning experiences and assessment, (3) collaborative processes; and (4) building a learning community. NETS•T appear to be rejecting principles based on the "transmission model" or "teacher-centered" / "curriculum centered" philosophies and pedagogies.