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From: Alice Macpherson (alicemac@kwantlen.bc.ca)
Date: Wed 19 Jan 2000 - 20:02:45 MET 

Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 11:02:45 -0800 (PST)
From: Alice Macpherson <alicemac@kwantlen.bc.ca>
Subject: Last comments, which never are ;-)

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> We should remember that this debate grew out of discussion of
> constructivist views of learning. In fact, radical constructivism is
> more or less explicitly postmodern, and social constructivism comes
> from similar roots.

Thanks Chris,

this sums it up nicely for me.

and from another posting

> that the degree of its constructivness can be constrained. For
> example if a subject is completely flexible in term of entry and exit
> times it becomes difficult to establish a student cohort who are at
> the same stage of the subject. This then surely make social
> construction difficult.

Richard

No more so than in the real world where people in any cohort are rarely at
the same stage. Look at most workplaces or families.

I teach in a number of modes, one of which is continuous entry (any day
of the year that the school is open), competency based (you don't graduate
until you show competency - although you can drop out) trades training.

I use a cooperative learning model to build groups with a variety of
abilities and knowledges into working entities for learning and
development.

There are times that people work individualistically as well.

It is VERY FLEXIBLE.

best regards to all

alice

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