• Why Minimal Guidance During Instruction Does Not Work: An Analysis of the Failure of Constructivist, Discovery, Problem-Based, Experiential, and Inquiry-Based Teaching

  Evidenceforthesuperiorityofguidedinstructionisexplainedinthecontextofourknowledge
  ofhumancognitivearchitecture,expert–novice differences,andcognitiveload.Althoughun-
  guidedorminimallyguidedinstructionalapproachesareverypopularandintuitivelyappeal-
  ing,thepointismadethattheseapproachesignoreboththestructuresthatconstitutehuman
  cognitivearchitectureandevidencefromempiricalstudiesoverthepasthalf-centurythatcon-
  sistentlyindicatethatminimallyguidedinstructionislesseffectiveandlessefficientthanin-
  structionalapproachesthatplaceastrongemphasisonguidanceofthestudentlearningpro-
  cess.Theadvantageofguidancebeginstorecedeonlywhenlearnershavesufficientlyhigh
  priorknowledgetoprovide“internal”guidance.Recentdevelopmentsininstructionalresearch
  andinstructionaldesignmodelsthatsupportguidanceduringinstructionarebrieflydescribed.

  tags: constructivism, research, document, cognitivescience

• Envisioning the Post-LMS Era: The Open Learning Network (EDUCAUSE Quarterly) | EDUCAUSE

  tags: pln, lms

• Free Technology for Teachers: Auto-captioning Available for All YouTube Videos

  tags: captioning, youtube

• Digital Transcriber – Free Transcription Software Player

  tags: transcription, freeware

• Audio Sound Converter Software – Convert wav, mp3, wma.

  tags: audio, conversion

• | Kaltura: Open Source Video Platform

  tags: video, lms, opensource

• Pre-Grade Your Paper: Free Online Grammar Checker and More | a.k.a. Paper Grader

  tags: writing, plagiarism

• Your guide to social e-learning

  tags: onlinelearning, socialnetworking, teaching

• Learning in Hand: – iPods in Education

  tags: ipods, mobile

• Welcome to Fotobabble – Talking Photos

  tags: digitalstorytelling, audio

• Herzfeld – ConcepTests for General Chemistry

  tags: clickers, classroomresponsesystem, chemistry

• CWSEI – Clicker Resources

  tags: clickers, classroomresponsesystem

• P-dog’s blog: boring but important: astronomy clicker question

  tags: no_tag

• Project Math QUEST

  tags: clickers, classroomresponsesystem, mathematics

• Physics Education Research at CU-Boulder

  tags: clickers, classroomresponsesystem, physics

• ConcepTest Examples

  tags: clickers, classroomresponsesystem, geoscience

• Chemistry ConcepTests

  tags: clickers, classroomresponsesystem, chemistry

• PAUL J. GREEN – ConcepTests

  tags: clickers, classroomresponsesystem, astronomy

• Peer Instruction in the Humanities, Arts, Monash University

  tags: peerinstruction, humanities, classroomresponsesystem

• Clickers (student response devices)

  tags: clickers, philosophy, classroomresponsesystem

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