Learning With Technology: A Constructivist Perspective

This Book Addresses How To Use Very Specific Types Of Technology And Focuses On How Technology Can Be Used As A Thinking Tool To Foster Meaningful Learning. The Book Approaches Learning From A Constructivist View And Relates It To Using Technology To Engage Meaningful Learning. Within Each Chapter, The Book Provides Different Activities And Implementation Strategies In The Technique Sections And Follow-up Questions In The Things To Think About Sections. Very Current Uses Of Technology Such As Video Theater, Cybermentoring, Creating Homepages, And Hypermedia Are Discussed Throughout The Book. Ch. 1. Learning With Technology: Technologies For Meaning Making -- Ch. 2. Learning By Exploring With Technology -- Ch. 3. Learning By Visualizing With Technology: Recording Realities With Video -- Ch. 4. Learning By Constructing Realities With Hypermedia -- Ch. 5. Creating Technology-supported Learning Communities -- Ch. 6. Learning By Reflecting With Technology: Mindtools For Critical Thinking -- Ch. 7. Learning By Doing: Immersion In Constructivist Learning Environments -- Ch. 8. Learning By Reflecting: What Have We Learned? David H. Jonassen, Kyle L. Peck, Brent G. Wilson. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.