Knowledge Construction and Technology

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Gros, B. (2002). Knowledge Construction and Technology. Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 11(4), 323-343. Norfolk, VA: AACE.
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Journal Information

Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia
ISSN 1055-8896
Volume 11, Issue 4, 2002
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)  Norfolk, VA

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Author

Begoña Gros, University of Barcelona, Spain

Abstract

The main goal of this article is to offer a current analysis of the research about the design of virtual environments of learning from a constructivist approach. The great proliferation of virtual environments for learning in different levels and educational areas has contributed to an increase of research about the most appropriate instructional design. Constructivism is currently a common label for multiple approaches. The main goal of this article is to show the multiplicity of this approach to maintain that the main virtue of it, is to provide a complex environment that can help improve the education necessary to live in our digital society.

Keywords

• Virtual Environments
• Instructional Design

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