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=This wiki was created as an assignment for an Educational Theory Course.= = =

As the assignment has been completed, the wiki is still available, but no longer moderated.
= = Hello and welcome to our e-presentation on constructivism!

We as a group discussed the most appropriate way of understanding constructivism, and could think of no better way than drawing on the experiences of our colleagues. Therefore, we are turning to a constructivist model in order to construct our understanding as a group. As such, you will be required to participate in various learning activities that foster exploration, reflection, and articulation. We believe that with the provision of tools in a constructivist environment, your learning will be internally controlled and mediated.

Now that you have arrived at our wiki, please consider the following things. **Please login and make changes to the wiki by following this '**[|**sign in**] **' link,** or the one at the top (you will receive a verification e-mail within 5-10 minutes after in order to activate your account), and you should make comments in Vista's symposium space. Along the left side of the window, there is an alphabetical listing of the various sites we felt facilitated a discussion on constructivism. Our suggestion to navigate this presentation are as follows:


 * 1) You first visit the page Overview of Constructivism to help us to broadly define the concept.
 * 2) You take a look at the Cases of Constructivism . This will help to provide some contexts for learning so that as you work through the other aspects of the wiki y ou can begin to apply the theory and evaluate its effectiveness.
 * 3) You then take you time and consider the pages on Assumptions, Conditions for Learning , Learning Activities , Contrasting Constructivism and Limitations. For most of these spaces, there will be a focus question. In the symposium, you will find the matching questions where we can engage in discussion to consider these topics. Again, feel free to login and make clarifications or additions where you see fit in the wiki.
 * 4) Finally, check out the Our Meaningful contexts page so that you can begin to consider the application of the constructivist theory to our current situations.

Don't forget to check back to the symposium in Vista throughout so that you can be part of the conversation.

Here is the first focus question we would like you to consider-- happy constructing!

Think about your current instructional practice – what are your views on 'meaningful learning'? What role does learning environments play in the construction of knowledge? What factors determine the success of learning in your classes? Share your information in the Discussion Board in the discussion thred labelled 'My Personal Constructivist Approach'.
 * Focus Question:**

Please accept our thanks and gratitude for contributing to this presentation and putting behind it the power and skill of all of our collective backgrounds.

Cheers,

Kristopher Harrop, Joseph Massie, Denise Stoney-James, Kereen Tatham-Maye, Norma Williams