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Online Learning in Harmony:
When designing instruction consider the learning audience and learning objectives. Below lists some types of activities to achieve different types of ends.
Behaviorist Online Activities
* Passive learning
* Practice and repetition
* Frequent reinforcement of responses
* Individual, Extended, Enhanced Practice
* Tracking student progress
Constructivist Online Activities
* Interactive learning
* Authentic problem-solving contexts
* Knowledge construction tools
* Environments to explore images, sounds, text, stories, ideas while collecting information
* Open-ended situations and environments
* Encourages decision-making, collaboration, and reflection
* Students guide their own learning
Posted by: Renee, on 9/15/2007, in category "Online Learning Research"
Location: United States
Abstract: An article written by K. Ketterer in Learning and Leading with Technology discussed behaviorist and constructivist thinking that educators should consider as they design learning activities within their courses.
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