Journal article
Scaffolding learners in authentic, problem based e-learning environments: The geography challenge
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, Vol.22(4), pp.531-547
2006
Abstract
The affordances of online learning technologies have enabled more widespread development of learning environments that facilitate the exploration and solving of complex and realistic problems. In this paper, we describe the design of a real world geography problem, embedded within a web environment that is facilitated by an onsite excursion for data collection. The learning environment has been designed to deliberately address known problems associated with the problem solving approach, specifically in regard to three issues, and uses scaffolding prompts and supports embedded within the environment to facilitate student learning. The paper describes the theoretical foundations for the approach, the design of the learning task, and specific scaffolding approaches used in the environment.
Details
- Title
- Scaffolding learners in authentic, problem based e-learning environments: The geography challenge
- Authors/Creators
- G. Brickell (Author/Creator)J. Herrington (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, Vol.22(4), pp.531-547
- Publisher
- Australian Society for Educational Technology
- Identifiers
- 991005541887107891
- Copyright
- 2006 The Authors
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch University
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publisher URL
- http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet/ajet22/brickell.html
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