Posted by: adehenao on: May 20, 2010
As you read the paper, think about the ways in which similar ideas were discussed in previous weeks and refer to the relevant course materials: Do you think the innovations described in Weeks 8 and 9 as ‘learning design’ would induce more desirable approaches to studying on the part of the students? Richardson (2005) states [...]
Posted by: adehenao on: March 6, 2010
As this paper was written around 20 years ago how has its central message held up? What lasting value does this paper have today? “It is quite possible to acquire a tool but to be unable to use it. Similarly, it is common for students to acquire algorithms, routines, and decontextualized definitions that they cannot [...]