Theoretical Foundations of Learning Environments [Paperback]

Theoretical Foundations of Learning Environmentsprovides students, faculty, and instructional designers with a clear, concise introduction to the major pedagogical and psychological theories and their implications for the design of new learning environments for schools, universities, or corporations. Leading experts describe the most important contemporary theories that form the foundation of the conception and design of student-centered learning environments and new applications of educational technologies. This book is well suited as a textbook for courses in instructional design, educational psychology, learning theory, curriculum theory and design, and related areas.

The rise of constructivism and its associated theories represented a paradigm shift for educators and instructional designers to a view of learning as necessarily more social, conversational, and constructive than traditional transmissive views of learning. This bestselling book was the first to provide a manageable overview of the altered field, and the second edition has been fully updated to include expert introductions to Metacognition, Argumentation, and other key contemporary theories.

Preface

Part 1: Overview

1. Student-Centered Learning Environments: Foundations, Assumptions and Design

Susan Land, The Pennsylvania State University

Michael Hannafin, University of Georgia

Kevin Oliver, North Carolina State University

Part 2: Theoretical Perspectives for Learning Environments

2. From Practice Fields to Communities of Practice

Sasha Barab, Arizona State University

Thomas Duffy, Indiana University

3. Designing Model-Based Learning Environments to Support Mental Models for Learning

Pablo Pirnay-Dummer

Dirk Ifenthaler

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