Yannis Karaliotas (kar1125@otenet.gr)
Thu, 08 Apr 1999 02:43:56 +0300
Date: Thu, 08 Apr 1999 02:43:56 +0300 From: Yannis Karaliotas <kar1125@otenet.gr> Subject: Open Learning
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Alan - I find your link to the Deakin MOO/MUD oriented site an exemplary piece
of a constructivist learning environment. It provides a smooth and playful
interface to course content worth considering. Yet, there is a point I would
like to make concerning accessibility: there is only one screen (foyer.htm)
which includes text links as a complement/alternative to the graphical
interface, thus allowing access to screen reader/synthetic speech users. Most of
the other pages are virtually inaccessible.
Accessibility should be synonymous to open learning as much as constructivist
learning environments are. Besides, MOO/MUD environments, which I believe are
naturally constructivist, are almost exclusively related to textual
presentation, using graphics as mere probs.
http://209.170.56.241/olympiad/prog04/evroom.htm , a prototypal attempt, might
serve as a comparison to the otherwise excellent Deakin initiative.
Cheers,
Yannis Karaliotas
Sp.Ed.Consultant
Alan Holzl wrote:
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> Vera,
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> For an example of a website which is a good example of a "constructivist
> learning environment" go to:
> http://www2.deakin.edu.au/bowater/SBP/Management/DEFAULT.HTM
> or, for a secondary education example, check out:
> http://www.kilvington.schnet.edu.au/
>
> For an excellent paper by David Jonassen on "Designing Constructivist
> Learning Environments" go
> to:http://www.ed.psu.edu/insys/who/jonassen/cle/cle.html
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> Hope this helps with your exploration.
>
> Alan Holzl
> >
> >Alan et al,
> >
> >This is a very interesting subject. I would really appreciated it if you
> >could explore further the idea of creating online constructivist learning
> >environments and online learning communities. What are the strategies used?
> >How effective this is?
> >Thanks in advance.
> >Vera Mello
> >vcqm@ruralsp.com.br
> >http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Olympus/4038/
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