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7.
Learning From Others - Learning in a Social Context
Web-based
readings
Bransford, J. D., Brown, A. L., & Cocking, R.
R. (Eds.). (2000). The design of learning environments (Chapter 6). In How people
learn: Brain, mind, experience, and school. Washington, DC:
National Academy Press.
http://books.nap.edu/html/howpeople1/ch6.html
Viadero, D. (1996, January 17). Mix and Match. Education Week on
the Web, 16. Retrieved 1/12/03.
http://www.edweek.org/ew/ewstory.cfm?slug=17think.h15
A number of innovative programs implemented with ?Schools
for Thought? are described here. All these programs are based
on theories of cognition and social learning.
Schulz, E. (1994, October). Designing woman. Teacher Magazine,
7. Retrieved 8/29/01.
http://www.teachermagazine.org/search/
(note: go to and type in title, publication and year.)
This article is an overview of Ann Brown's
research, with an emphasis on the motivations and reasons
for her research on social learning.
Related
links
The Buck Institute for Education Problem Based Learning
http://www.bie.org/
This Web site is a collection of resources about project-based
learning, including suggestions from teachers, a middle and high
school teachers' handbook, Web resources, and teacher training.
Included is a special section on problem-based social science (economics,
government, geography and history).
The Center for Problem Based Learning (CPBL)
http://www.imsa.edu/team/cpbl/cpbl.html
CPBL, established by the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy,
engages in problem-based learning research and development, teacher
training, and curriculum development for K-16.
Creating a Community of Learners: Lessons from a High
School Journalism Program
http://kml2.carnegiefoundation.org/gallery/kaustin/index.html
This site illustrates a community of learners around a high
school journalism program. The site provides background on learning
communities as well as resources from which teachers may draw.
George Lucas Educational Foundation
http://www.edutopia.org/mission-vision
The George Lucas Educational Foundation Web site provides feature
articles related to project-based learning, interviews with experts,
and examples of project-based learning from K-12 schools around
the country.
Institute for Learning Technologies - Columbia University
http://www.ilt.columbia.edu/
The Institute for Learning Technologies was established in 1986
by Teachers College, Columbia University. It is at the forefront
of the movement to integrate technology into education.
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