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2007

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Social Constructivist E-Learning: A Case Study, Michael K. Barbour, Peter Rich Jan 2007

Social Constructivist E-Learning: A Case Study, Michael K. Barbour, Peter Rich

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This paper considers the use of Knowledge Forum to complete a curriculum-based project with students enrolled in asynchronous, web-based Advanced Placement courses in Canada and the United States. Knowledge Forum is an online database that promotes written interaction in a social constructivist environment. The paper looks at how students utilized the system to enhance learning, more so than traditional environments, at both lower-order and higher-order levels.