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The Learning Virus: An Affective, Constructivist Movement Shaped by Ultrasociality in the Age of Social Media
Author(s) -
Ershler Jeff,
Stabile Chris
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
new directions for teaching and learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.192
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1536-0768
pISSN - 0271-0633
DOI - 10.1002/tl.20159
Subject(s) - objectivism , nature versus nurture , constructivist teaching methods , social constructivism , action (physics) , psychology , movement (music) , pedagogy , epistemology , constructivism (international relations) , sociology , teaching method , aesthetics , philosophy , physics , international relations , quantum mechanics , politics , anthropology , political science , law
Redefining the discourse toward a “better fit” cultural framework of beliefs, thought, language, and action through ultrasociality, a constructivist meme can help nurture an epistemological break (or rupture) from the traditional objectivist paradigm in education.