Carl Bereiter is a professor emeritus at the University of Toronto who co-founded the Institute for Knowledge Innovation & Technology. He developed CSILE, the first networked system for collaborative learning, and later Knowledge Forum. Knowledge building environments aim to treat students as members of a knowledge building community rather than just learners. They emphasize knowledge advancement for the community rather than individual achievement and focus on improving ideas rather than acquiring knowledge. Discourse is collaborative problem solving rather than argumentation, and emergent understandings are valued over authoritative knowledge.
Pedagogy of the oppressed is one of the best books I have read this summer. This is a book review of sorts, though I do not highlight all aspects of the book. I only make reference to chapter 2.
Presentation "Language learning spaces: diversity and transversality" (EU LLP CEDEFOB), April 2013 by Neus Lorenzo for the Study-Visit "Language learning spaces: diversity and transversality" http://blocs.xtec.cat/cataloniastudyvisit2013languagelearning/
Pedagogy of the oppressed is one of the best books I have read this summer. This is a book review of sorts, though I do not highlight all aspects of the book. I only make reference to chapter 2.
Presentation "Language learning spaces: diversity and transversality" (EU LLP CEDEFOB), April 2013 by Neus Lorenzo for the Study-Visit "Language learning spaces: diversity and transversality" http://blocs.xtec.cat/cataloniastudyvisit2013languagelearning/
Structuralism in Education (Wilhelm Wundt, Edward Titchener, Claude Levi-Stra...Ryan Bernido
Structuralism has independently developed across fields. Among the fields where
structuralism is introduced are psychology, linguistics, and anthropology with the pioneering
founders Wilhem Wundt, Edward Tichener, Ferdinand de Saussare, and Claude Levi-Strauss,
respectively. Each of them has their own contribution to the field.
The systematic movement of structuralism in psychology had started in Germany and
was introduced by Wilhelm Wundt and popularized by Edward B. Titchener. Wundt, regarded
as the ‘Father of Structuralism’, was a German physiologist and psychologist who pioneered
the idea of structuralism (voluntarism as previously termed by Wundt). He supposed that, by
classifying conscious experiences into analyzable small parts, mind could be broken down into
structures for us to analyze and examine it (Kendra, 2020). His student, however, Titchener
decided to popularize the ideas of structuralism by changing much of what his mentor had
taught him; however, he retained and used the technique called introspection to understand
the conscious mind. Titchener applied introspection in his study by means of observation and
analysis. He believed that conscious experiences are difficult to control in an experiment as
behavior is not.
Ferdinand de Saussare was the greatest face of structuralism in linguistics. He posited
that language is a structured system. This means that understanding language is based on its
convention and structural rules –grammar. In anthropology, Claude Levi-Strauss pioneered
structuralism and asserted that human thoughts have something to do with cultural phenomena.
This implies that actions of individuals are governed by the structures of his or her thoughts.
Structuralism in Education (Wilhelm Wundt, Edward Titchener, Claude Levi-Stra...Ryan Bernido
Structuralism has independently developed across fields. Among the fields where
structuralism is introduced are psychology, linguistics, and anthropology with the pioneering
founders Wilhem Wundt, Edward Tichener, Ferdinand de Saussare, and Claude Levi-Strauss,
respectively. Each of them has their own contribution to the field.
The systematic movement of structuralism in psychology had started in Germany and
was introduced by Wilhelm Wundt and popularized by Edward B. Titchener. Wundt, regarded
as the ‘Father of Structuralism’, was a German physiologist and psychologist who pioneered
the idea of structuralism (voluntarism as previously termed by Wundt). He supposed that, by
classifying conscious experiences into analyzable small parts, mind could be broken down into
structures for us to analyze and examine it (Kendra, 2020). His student, however, Titchener
decided to popularize the ideas of structuralism by changing much of what his mentor had
taught him; however, he retained and used the technique called introspection to understand
the conscious mind. Titchener applied introspection in his study by means of observation and
analysis. He believed that conscious experiences are difficult to control in an experiment as
behavior is not.
Ferdinand de Saussare was the greatest face of structuralism in linguistics. He posited
that language is a structured system. This means that understanding language is based on its
convention and structural rules –grammar. In anthropology, Claude Levi-Strauss pioneered
structuralism and asserted that human thoughts have something to do with cultural phenomena.
This implies that actions of individuals are governed by the structures of his or her thoughts.
For German Philosopher Martin Heidegger, “To be a work means to set up a world , and holds truth: Truth, as the
clearing and concealing of beings, happens in being composed.” Taking an adult-centered online course as “the
work” and a metaphor for a constructed world, the author uses an interdisciplinary approach to discuss the development of adults as learners.
Presented at the Jean Piaget Society for the Study of Knowledge & Development 37th Annual Meeting, Amsterdam
31 May–2 June, 2007
Panel discussion of a book at the HASTAC III conference on April 20, 2009. Editors Sharon Tettegah and Cynthia Calongne. Book contributors include Jase Teoh, Grant Kien, Al Weiss, Eun Won Whang, Rhonda Trueman, Arlene de Strulle, Lisa Perez, Kona Taylor and Danielle Holt.
Designing Blended Learning Experiences - HandoutBrent Jones
This workshop will walk participants through the course design and development process, with an emphasis on blended-learning curriculum for Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) contexts. Highlighting the work of L. Dee Fink (2003) in the area of Significant Learning
Experiences, we will explore the different types of learning in Fink’s Taxonomy (foundational
knowledge, application, integration, human dimension, caring and learning how to learn) while familiarising ourselves with his course design framework. Participants will be challenged to consider how each phase of this framework can inform and influence their own course design decisions, specifically the creation, adoption or adaptation of materials and methods to promote the
acquisition of a new language as well as broader 21st century skills. Using examples of courses recently developed for a content-based English language program for university students in Japan, the presenter will discuss how Fink’s concepts of backward design (what’s important now and years after the course, and what should students do in the course to succeed?) and forward assessment
(imagining students in a situation where they would use the knowledge/skills, and focusing the learning on realistic meaningful tasks) have helped in both revamping existing courses and developing new ones. Participants will go away with several job aids to assist them in their own
curriculum, course and lesson planning endeavours.
CHS281Recap and assignment guidanceThis module addressedVinaOconner450
CHS281
Recap and assignment guidance
This module addressed creative approaches to the primary curriculum.
What is creative in all these approaches is the fact that they do not focus on one subject at any one time and as a result they do not follow a ‘traditional, conventional even conservative’ way of teaching school subjects to pupils.
Hence, we talk about pedagogic approaches that are promoting connections.
Cross-curricular (connecting curriculum) is a major theoretical underpinning of these approaches. Barnes labelled cross-curriculum approaches as liberating.
Barnes (2012, p.236) argued that: “Today cross-curricular approaches are believed to open up a narrowed curriculum, ensure greater breadth and balance and potential give each child the opportunity to find what Robinson and Aronica (2009) call their ‘element’”.
Barnes (2012, p.239-240) argued that: “…neuroscience, psychology and social science lead us to suspect that effective, lasting, transferable learning in both pure subject and cross-curricular contexts may be generated by: emotional relevance, engagement in fulfilling activity, working on shared challenges with others.”
Throughout the course of this module we saw how different, creative, pedagogic (inherently cross-curricular) approaches attempted to strike such emotional relevance with pupils, such a motivating engagement and all these within a ‘sharing’ context with others.
HOWEVER: The cross-curricular dimensions are essentially the responsibility of the teachers, especially in terms of devising, expediting and completing projects.
Cross-curricular teaching is not an easy task – teachers need to be mindful of their planning; Barnes (2012, p.248) tells us about: ‘…spurious links were often made between too many subjects, and little sense of progression or subject record keeping were possible.’ This is why teachers need to carefully decide which subjects can contribute and carefully write up learning objectives accordingly.
What is the theoretical underpinning of cross-curricular approaches?
Cross-curricular approaches reflect a constructivist and social constructivist approach to learning.
In constructivism, the basic idea is that the individual learner must actively construct knowledge and skills.
Dewey, Bruner, Vygotsky, Piaget have contributed to this notion of constructivism in learning.
Cognitive constructivism draws mainly from Piaget’s work on his theory of cognitive development. Piaget proposed that individuals construct their knowledge through experience and interaction with the environment.
Social constructivism with Vygotsky its main proponent, claims that the social context of learning is also very important.
Creative approaches
Story
Project/problem-based
Enquiry
Outdoors
Environmental Education
Education for sustainability
Margaret Dolnaldson (1978) Children’s Minds – embedded/dis-embedded contexts.
Szurnak and Thuna (2013, p.550-551) argued that: “Narrative is a powerful tool for teaching a ...
This talk introduced staff at University College Borås to an approach for teaching social media literacies that I was piloting with a group at the IT Technics University, Gothenburg, Sweden.
A panel discussion on the formation and function of an interdisciplinary scholarly community for doctoral students
Peter A. Bacevice Lisa C. Guzman Danielle K. Molina
Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education
University of Michigan
Yale Bouchet Conference on Diversity in Education March 30-31, 2007
Not Your Grandma’s Oldsmobile: Navigating the Changing World of Adult Learning
The adult learner is becoming more paradoxical. He/she is becoming more technologically dependent, yet more ubiquitous, searching for equilibrium, yet looking for applicative answers to real world questions, attending courses with the intention of learning, yet desperately in need of being inspired. The world of learning theory has been addressing these issues, but bringing it altogether is the difficult part. So how does one create a learning environment for the 21st century ubiquitous, technology savvy learner who is desperate to be inspire and inspire others? Instructional Design Scholar, author and award winning educator, T M “Tim” Stafford will help unwrap this learning “trilemma” and help create an understanding of the evolution of learning, an understanding of epistemology and how to move towards transformative practice. This fun and engaging time together will inspire you to embrace the shifts in paradigm for the new breed of learner and a new level of instructional design.
Learning Theories and Instructional Pathways for Adult Learners in the Online...AngelaGibson
Learning Theories and Instructional Pathways for Adult Learners in the Online Environment: What Creates SUCCESS?
Presented by: Dr. Angela M. Gibson, American Public University System, and Dr. Lori Kupczynski, Texas A&M University - Kingsville at the 15th Annual Sloan-C International Conference on Online Learning October 2009
Slides from my Keynote at ALT-C in Manchester, UK Sept. 2009. Two major topics - Jon Dron and my Taxonomy of the Many (review) and a new slides on Open Scholarship. CC but attribution requested
Exploiting Artificial Intelligence for Empowering Researchers and Faculty, In...Dr. Vinod Kumar Kanvaria
Exploiting Artificial Intelligence for Empowering Researchers and Faculty,
International FDP on Fundamentals of Research in Social Sciences
at Integral University, Lucknow, 06.06.2024
By Dr. Vinod Kumar Kanvaria
The French Revolution, which began in 1789, was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France. It marked the decline of absolute monarchies, the rise of secular and democratic republics, and the eventual rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. This revolutionary period is crucial in understanding the transition from feudalism to modernity in Europe.
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How to Make a Field invisible in Odoo 17Celine George
It is possible to hide or invisible some fields in odoo. Commonly using “invisible” attribute in the field definition to invisible the fields. This slide will show how to make a field invisible in odoo 17.
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
Model Attribute Check Company Auto PropertyCeline George
In Odoo, the multi-company feature allows you to manage multiple companies within a single Odoo database instance. Each company can have its own configurations while still sharing common resources such as products, customers, and suppliers.
2. Discussion Item Three – Knowledge building
environments
Discussion Item One – Theorist history and
selected works
Discussion Item Two – Knowledge building
Discussion Item Four – The future of education
theory.
The future of education?
Carl Bereiter
& Marlene Scardamalia
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3. Carl Bereiter
•Currently professor emeritus at the University of
Toronto
•Co-founder, with Marlene Scardamalia, of the Institute
for Knowledge Innovation & Technology (IKIT).
•Member of the U.S. National Academy of Education
•Twice a fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the
Behavioral Sciences, most recently for participation in a
study of the cognitive bases of educational reform.
•Along with Marlene Scardamalia, he developed CSILE,
the first networked system for collaborative learning. The
current version, Knowledge Forum®, is being used in
innovative applications worldwide at all educational
levels from primary grades to university.
Carl Bereiter (2009). http://www.ikit.org/people/bereiter.html
4. Carl Bereiter
Selected Publications
Bereiter, C., & Scardamalia, M. (2007). Toward research-based innovation. In F. Benavides (Ed.), Emerging
models for learning and innovation. OECD.
Bereiter, C., & Scardamalia, M. (2006). Education for the knowledge age: Design-centered models of
teaching and instruction. In P. A. Alexander & P. H. Winne (Eds.), Handbook of educational
psychology (2nd ed., pp. 695-713). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Bereiter, C., & Scardamalia, M. (2005). Technology and literacies: From print literacy to dialogic literacy. In
N. Bascia, A. Cumming, A. Datnow, K. Leithwood, & D. Livingstone (Eds.), International handbook of
educational policy (pp. 749-761). Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer.
Bereiter, C., & Scardamalia, M. (2003). Learning to work creatively with knowledge. In E. De Corte, L.
Verschaffel, N. Entwistle, & J. van Merriënboer (Eds.), Powerful learning environments: Unraveling
basic components and dimensions (pp. 55-68). Oxford, UK: Elsevier Science.
Bereiter, C. (2002). Education and mind in the knowledge age. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Bereiter, C. (1997). Situated cognition and how to overcome it. In D. Kirshner & J. A. Whitson (Eds.),
Situated cognition: Social, semiotic, and psychological perspectives (pp. 281-300). Hillsdale, NJ:
Erlbaum.
Bereiter, C., & Scardamalia, M. (1993). Surpassing ourselves: An inquiry into the nature and implications of
expertise. La Salle, IL: Open Court.
Bereiter, C., & Scardamalia, M. (1989). Intentional learning as a goal of instruction. In L. B. Resnick (Ed.),
Knowing, learning, and instruction: Essays in honor of Robert Glaser (pp. 361-392). Hillsdale, NJ:
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Bereiter, C., & Scardamalia, M. (1987). The psychology of written composition. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence
Erlbaum Associates.
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Discussion
Items
6. 1960’s reform efforts:
•Learning by discovery
•Guided discovery
•Inquiry learning
Since then:
Greater emphasis on
collaborative rather than
Individual inquiry
Knowledge Building
(Scardamalia, 2006)
7. (Paavola, n.d.)
Knowledge Building
What it is NOT:
acquisition metaphor (cognitive perspective)
•traditional view according to which learning is mainly a
process of acquiring desired pieces of knowledge
•'folk theory' of mind according to which the mind is a
container of knowledge, and learning is a process that fills
the container, implanting knowledge there.
•learning is a matter of individual construction, acquisition,
and such outcomes, which are realized in the process of
transfer; it consists in a person's capability to use and apply
knowledge in new situations.
•Knowledge is a property and possession of an individual
mind
8. (Paavola, n.d.)
Knowledge Building
What it is NOT:
the participation metaphor (Situated perspective)
•examines learning as a process of participating in various
cultural practices and shared learning activities.
•the focus is on activities, i.e., on "knowing", and not so
much on outcomes or products
•Knowledge does not exist either in a world of its own or in
individual minds but is an aspect of participation in cultural
practices (Brown, Collins, & Duguid, 1989; Lave, 1988; Lave & Wenger,
1991).
•Cognition and knowing are distributed over both individuals
and their environments, and learning is "located" in these
relations and networks of distributed activities of
participation.
•learning is a matter of participation in a social process of
•knowledge construction (Greeno, 1998; Vygotsky, 1978),
•"enculturation"(Brown, Collins, & Duguid, 1989),
•guided participation (Rogoff, 1990),
•or legitimate peripheral participation (Lave & Wenger,
1991).
9. (Scardamalia, 2006)
Knowledge Building
Traditional education practice
&
newer constructivist methods
Limited in scope
shift from treating students as
learners and inquirers
treating them as
members of a knowledge building community
10. Knowledge Building
Need:
Design and problem solving in technology education
Not to be framed in terms of methodologies of
engineers,
As opportunities for students to step outside of
conventional reasoning processes imposed by
the rest of the curriculum.
Creativity has compelling claims to being
the anchoring idea in such a framework.
(Lewis, 2005)
11. (Scardamalia, 2006)
Knowledge Building
Knowledge advancement as a community
rather than individual achievement
Knowledge advancement as idea
improvement rather than as progress toward
true or warranted belief
Knowledge of in contrast to knowledge about
Discourse as collaborative problem solving
rather than as argumentation
Constructive use of authoritative information
Understanding as an emergent
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12. (Scardamalia, 2006)
Knowledge Building
It provides a straightforward way to address
the contemporary emphasis on
knowledge
creation and innovation.
These lie outside the scope of most
constructivist approaches whereas
they are at the heart of knowledge building.
People are not honored for what is in their minds
but for the contributions they make to the
organization’s or the community’s knowledge.
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Nobel Prize
winners?
MENSA
members?
13. (Scardamalia, 2006)
Knowledge Building
the main uses of knowledge
creation of further knowledge
student-generated theories and models
are to be judged
not so much by:
their conformity to accepted knowledge
as by:
their value as tools enabling further growth.
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14. (Scardamalia, 2006)
Knowledge Building
Generating ideas
appears to come naturally to people,
but sustained effort to improve ideas
does not.
All ideas are improvable
1 of 2
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15. (Scardamalia, 2006)
Knowledge Building
When asked about the effects of learning:
Students in regular classrooms tend to say that
the more they learn and understand, the less
there remains to be learned and understood
⇐during last semester of senior year
⇐during high school
⇐during K - 12
⇐set number of objectives to learn for all standardized testing
Students in knowledge building classrooms tend
strongly toward the opposite view.
by researching a topic students are exposed to more interests
that lead to more research that leads to other topics
(downfall can be information overload - what we term as “surfing the web” is an example)
2 of 2
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16. (Scardamalia, 2006)
Knowledge Building
Knowledge about
Knowledge of
(Implicit or
Intuitive
knowledge)
Procedural knowledge
(e.g. knowing how to open a
parachute and guide its descent) Declarative knowledge
(e.g. knowledge of equipment
characteristics an maintenance
requirements, rules of particular
events)
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Student
Nurse vs.
experienced
Nurse?
17. (Stephenson, 2010)
Knowledge Building
To be useful outside of areas in which
knowledge about is sufficient,
knowledge needs to be organized around
problems
rather than topics.
Example: it is useful for learners’ knowledge of water skiing to
be activated when they are studying flight, because it provides
a nice experiential anchor for the otherwise rather abstract
angle of attack explanation of lift. Making this connection
promotes the realization that Bernoulli’s principle is not the
whole story in explaining what keeps airplanes aloft. Ordinarily
the teacher is responsible for alerting students to such
connections, but in the out-of-school world people need to be
able to do this themselves if they are to succeed as knowledge-
builders.
Click anywhere to return to themes
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18. (Scardamalia, 2006)
Knowledge Building
For last 50 years:
Discourse: way of sharing knowledge and
subjecting ideas to criticism (formal publications, oral
presentations, and Q & A sessions after these presentations)
Lakatos (1976) (and recent empirical studies like Dunbar in
1997)
Cooperative discourse: oriented toward
understanding and actively improving on ideas
rather than only acting as a critical filter
1 of 2
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19. (Scardamalia, 2006)
Knowledge Building 2 of 2
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Knowledge building discourse
distinguishing commitments (Bereiter, 1994, 2002):
•a commitment to progress (not dinner party
conversation, or discussions devoted to sharing
information and venting opinions)
•a commitment to seek common understanding
rather than merely agreement (not political and
policy discourse)
•a commitment to expand the base of accepted
facts (not attacking the factual claims of opponents
like in court trials and debates)Would we
learn more if
we weren’t
“defending”
ourselves?
20. (Scardamalia, 2006)
Knowledge Building 1 of 2
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“Because I say so” and “because the book says so” are no
longer regarded as acceptable responses to students’
skeptical queries.
21. (Scardamalia, 2006)
Knowledge Building
Quality of information is always an issue, but its
importance varies with the task.
Information of all kinds has value insofar as it contributes
to knowledge building discourse.
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22. (Scardamalia, 2006)
Knowledge Building 1 of 2
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“Learning paradox” (Pascual-Leone, 1980; Bereiter, 1985)
If learners construct their own knowledge, how is it possible for
them to create a cognitive structure more complex than the one
they already posses?
(How do the sum of the parts equal more than the whole?)
23. Discussion
Items
The emergence of complexity form the
interaction of simpler elements is found at
all levels from the physico-chemical to the
socio-cultural.
Constructivist principle: “Learners
construct their own knowledge.”
Knowledge Building: “All understandings
are inventions; interventions are
emergents.”
(Scardamalia, 2006)
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Knowledge Building
25. (Scardamalia, 2006)
Knowledge Building Environments
“Intentional learning.” - Intermediate concept: something more
than “active” or “self-regulated” learning - more of having life goal
that include a personal agenda (Bereiter & Scardamalia, 1989).
Picture: (Stephenson, 2010)
26. Research labs.
Multiple purposes on many different aspects of
student development
Reproduction of existing ideas in activities and
assessment
What and when = knowledge about
Wide range of purposes: self expression to
knowledge recitation
Viewed as that which is to be learned.
Major concern is acquisition of knowledge that
already exists as part of the culture.
Using knowledge building themes and considerations of successful
research laboratories like those studied by Dunbar (1997):
Knowledge Building Environments
Defining Purpose
Markers of Success
Type of Knowledge Used
Discourse
Use of Authoritive Information
Emergents
Knowledge advancement
Idea Improvement (publications, speaking
invitations, patents & grants)
How and why = knowledge of (Knowledge about
gains little credit)
Advancing group’s knowledge building goals.
Argumentation about knowledge claims takes place in public arenas.
Original work is built upon previous work & theories
are tested.
Significant advances = knowledge that didn’t pre-
exist = emergents
Traditional Schools
27. Altered information flow so
that questions, ideas,
criticisms, suggestions,
and the like are
contributed to a public
space equally accessible to
all.
Students themselves
represent a resource
previously largely wasted.
Teacher is the hub through
which all information
passes.
Students employ strategies
that minimize learning
while efficiently meeting
the demands of school
tasks.
Knowledge Building Environments
Traditional Classroom KBE
(Scardamalia, 2006)
28. www.ikit.org
Knowledge Building Environments
Poster presented at IKIT - The Institute for Knowledge Innovation
and Technology: an institute started by Bereiter for the sake of
furthering KBE’s in the classroom setting.
29. www.blackboard.com
Knowledge Building Environments
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30. Knowledge Building Environments
Great YouTube Video on Knowledge
Building and how the internet helps to
facilitate this
Knowledge Building & Web 2.0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_nXoWwms8E
As presented at the knowledge media research center in
Tübingento during the seminar “Responses to web 2.0”
Posted March 28, 2009
31. Knowledge Building Environments
Other web-based venues that might
be used along side a KBE:
http://www.commoncraft.com/video-wikis-plain-english
"Wikis in Plain English" introduces a "wiki" website as a resource for
helping a group of campers organize and coordinate information for a
camping trip. The video includes:
キ Why email is a poor choice for coordinating a group's
input
キ The basics of using a wiki
キ How the group edits the wiki to add, remove and edit their
camping supplies list.
キ Adding a new wiki page to account for diverse needs
32. Knowledge Building Environments
http://www.commoncraft.com/podcasting
"Podcasting in Plain English" introduces the differences between
broadcasting shows and making shows available for download on the
Internet so that they can be enjoyed at any time. The video includes:
キ How podcasts differ from TV and Radio
キ What's needed to publish and subscribe to a podcast
キ How podcasting democratizes media
キ A real world example of podcasting in practice
33. Knowledge Building Environments
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There were three respondents who chose "Other", and here are their specific responses: Managing
classroom information, garbage trash, and audits. Now, I can't really say much about garbage trash, but I
can comment on the other two "other" uses:
Managing classroom information is an excellent wiki use. In fact, I got started using wikis doing something
very similar - building a wiki-based science curriculum.
Using a wiki for audits is a great use too - besides having all your information easily accessible in one
place, the revision history the wiki maintains for every page is very audit-friendly since it shows a complete
trail of who contributed information, when they did so, and what was added, changed and removed.
(Keefer, 2010)
34. Knowledge Building Environments
http://www.commoncraft.com/rss_plain_english
"RSS in Plain English" introduces RSS as a way to subscribe to
websites and save time on the Web. An "old vs. new" theme
illustrates how RSS differs from visiting web sites. The video
includes:
キ The new and old ways of reading news on the web
キ An introduction to RSS Readers (using Google Reader
as an example)
キ How to identify and subscribe to an RSS feed
キ What to expect when using an RSS reader
35. Knowledge Building Environments
http://www.commoncraft.com/blogs
"Blogs in Plain English" introduces the concept of a blog as a
way for every person to have the power to share news. The video
includes:
キ How blogs are changing the idea of news in the 21st
century
キ How blogs are created and organized
キ The role of blogs in bringing like-minded people
together
キ How blogs facilitate conversation
36. Knowledge Building Environments
http://www.commoncraft.com/wikipedia-video
Wikipedia is an amazing resource, but it’s not always clear what
helps to ensure that the articles are factual and high quality. This
video discusses wiki technology and the policies that make
Wikipedia work. We worked with the Wikimedia Foundation to
ensure that it refelcts Wikipedia's values and practices. It teaches:
キ Why an online encyclopedia is needed
キ The basics of editing a wiki website
キ How volunteers work to ensure quality
キ The two big rules that govern every article
Surprised? ….. Wikipedia actually meets all of Bereiter’s
criteria for
a KBE…
37. Discussion
Items
(Stahl, Koshmann, & Suthers, 2006)
Computer-supported collaborative learning:
The shift from mental models of individual cognition
to support for collaborating groups
has had enormous implications
for both the focus and the method of research on learning.
The gradual acceptance and unfolding of these implications
has defined the evolution of the field of CSCL.
Future Studies…
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43. Thank you for your time!
It was a technologically
educative experience!
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