You will become familiar with the course, your classmates, and our learning environment. The orientation will also help you obtain the technical skills required for the course.
Module 1: An Introduction to Constructivism
This module introduces constructivism and looks at some implicit assumptions that are questioned by a constructivist perspective on learning.
Module 2: Student Ideas
Constructivism has a strong focus on students’ ideas. This module looks at a number of examples of student ideas and explores the nature of these ideas.
Module 3: Helping Students Develop their Ideas
This module looks at a number of examples of constructivist learning environments and explores important aspects of these learning environments.