Constructivist approaches to authoring
Author(s) -
John Hedberg,
Barry Harper
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
australasian journal of educational technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1449-5554
pISSN - 1449-3098
DOI - 10.14742/ajet.1749
Subject(s) - computer science , constructivist teaching methods , instructional design , constructivism (international relations) , mathematics education , teaching method , multimedia , psychology , international relations , politics , political science , law
This paper discusses the thinking behind MediaPlant, an authoring tool which has been designed to embody several constructivist ideas in its development. It begins with some comparisons with some commonly employed tools and suggests that how the tools are designed to be used poses limitations upon the learning tasks which are designed. The chapter concludes with some examples of how the tools have been used and the types of products that have resulted from its use.
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