social constructivism and open source

Programming for Primary Teachers27th November 2009

Engaging with experience Enlarging experience Interaction and

environments The importance of reflection Education for all

Project based learning

http://www.infed.org/thinkers/et-dewey.htm

Constructing schema Assimilation and accommodation Stages of development Concrete and formal operation

http://www.learningandteaching.info/learning/piaget.htm

Learners involved in a joint enterprise with one another and their teacher in creating new meaning

ATHERTON J S (2009) Learning and Teaching; Constructivism in learning

Pollard: Reflective Teaching; http://www.rtweb.info/content/view/361/42/

The centrality of social interaction The more knowledgeable other The zone of proximal development

Scaffolding (Bruner)

http://www.learning-theories.com/vygotskys-social-learning-theory.html

Constructivist learning happens best when ‘constructing a public entity’

“Constructionism boils down to demanding that everything be understood by being constructed”

“Concrete” materials rather than abstract propositions

“Soap-sculpture math”

http://www.papert.org/articles/SituatingConstructionism.html

CC by jean-louis zimmermann CC by-sa Hijod.Huskona

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Examples: Flickr Wikipedia Scratch

http://creativecommons.org/about/licenses/

Create an account on the Scratch community

Explore some of the work created by community members, focussing on UK primary pupils if possible

Provide constructive feedback on one or two projects

Have a look at the forums, contributing if you wish

Consider uploading your own project

Show your Game project to at least one other person in here and get feedback

Look at someone else’s Game and provide some constructive feedback

Develop your game on the basis of the feedback you received