Tag: learning ecologies

Barron on Learning Ecologies

Barron, B., Martin, C. K., & Roberts, E. (2007). Sparking self-sustained learning: report on a design experiment to build technological fluency and bridge divides. International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 17(1), 75–105. http://doi.org/10.1007/s10798-006-9002-4

“In order to go beyond traditional assessments of learning we assessed two aspects of students ‘learning ecologies’: their use of a variety of learning resources and the extent to which they share their knowledge about technology with others”

“we are working to understand learning across life spaces of home, school, community and through distributed resources offered by the Internet (see Fig. 1). This conceptualization of learning broadens the unit of analysis to include the total set of contexts, comprised of configurations of activities, material resources, and relationships found in physical or virtual spaces that provide opportunities for learning

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(Dis)Placing Learning

Learning Spaces, learning environments and the ‘dis’placement of learning

Herbert Thomas (2009)

The physical learning environment is an integral part of the learning process. Traditional learning spaces imply a certain type of teaching and management strategies and can constrain the various possible types of learning. Traditional lecture halls do not contain affordances to promote active learning: “engaged learning is an emergent property of learning spaces and environments that are designed to provide affordances that actively encourage such engagement” (503). Learning does not occur in formally designed spaces but rather takes place informally; this notion liberates learning from its traditional boxed-in nature.

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Engines of Inquiry: Teaching, Technology, and Learner-Centered Approaches to Culture and History

Randy Bass, (1997), American Studies Crossroads Project
Originally written for ITP Core 1

The imaginary/conceptual “game of perfect information” holds that, with the right setup computers can satisfy all our informational needs. When the language of this game enters into the conversation about technology and education, the conversation goes awry. According to Bass, when attempting to discern the impact of technology on learning we must consider: (a) how teaching/learning is a complex process that occurs and builds knowledge over time and (b) how learning contexts must be analyzed ecologically with the understanding that learning does not happen in one place, one way, via one device or method.

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