The Constructivist Perspective &

TechnologyBrought to you by:

Keith, Kelly, Bill, Tim & Mike

September 24, 2008

Techno-Constructivist Quiz - Stages of Teacher Technology Efficacy

Stage 1: Preliterate end users(no experience with computers or technology)

Stage 2: Software technicians(common applications for personal use)

Stage 3: Electronic traditionalists(proficient in technology use within the classroom)

Stage 4: Techno-constructivists(integrate technology into the curriculum)

Constructivist Perspective - Basic Features

Knowledge results from learning (socially constructed)

Knowledge is unique to the individualLearning is a social processScholars do not create knowledge &

teachers do not teach itCommunication is a key component

Jean Piaget“Children construct mental

maps as they encounter new information.”

Assimilation vs. accommodationFour major stages of

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Piaget

Constructivist’s Perspective - Two Dominant Views

Cognitive-constructivist viewSocial constructivism

Cognitive-constructivist view

Robert GagnéLearning is the result of individuals

constructing personal knowledge

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Gagné

Social constructivism

Lev Vygotsky & Albert BanduraLearning is the product of group

interactions

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Vygotsky Bandura

Constructivist Perspective & The Classroom

Real world problems should be used and studied in the classroom

ResponsibilitiesJob of the teacher is to place resources out

for the studentsStudents are to take those resources and

teach themselves

Techno-Constructivist Quiz . . . Revisited!

Our assumption . . . level 3 or 4 Goal for level 3 . . . to become a 4

Redefine education through use of technology Teacher realizes that children build on their own

experiences, construct their own meaning, create products and solve problems successfully.

Techno-constructivists use/do: Internet projects, virtual field trips, enhance literacy through

technology . . . possibilities are endless.

“Childhood is a journey, not a race”

-Society for Developmental Education

References

Education World. (2004, March 1). Are you a techno-constructivist? Retrieved September 21, 2008 from http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech005.shtml

Lever-Duffy, Judy, & McDonald, Jean B. (2008). Teaching and learning with technology (3rd ed.). Boston: Pearson Education, Inc.