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Learning theory and its application to e-learning

Learning theory and its application to e-learning
Learning theory and its application to e-learning
This chapter explores approaches to learning that we argue best reflect a constantly changing, dynamic environment as reflected in current thinking (Giddens, 2000; Beck, 1992; Castells, 1996). We acknowledge that there are many different schools of thought in terms of learning theories, but we would like to focus here on those we believe are most relevant and applicable to e-learning. This will include a discussion of the following: a critique of behaviourist approaches and their impact, advocacy of the application of experiential/reflective, social constructivism and socio-cultural approaches, and the argument that effective e-learning usually requires, or involves, high quality educational discourse (Ravenscroft, 2004a) combined with an experiential and reflective approach (Conole et al., 2004; Mayes and de Freitas, 2004).
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Routledge
Dyke, Martin
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Conole, Gráinne
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Ravenscroft, Andrew
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de Freitas, Sara
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Conole, Gráinne
Oliver, Martin
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Conole, Gráinne
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Conole, Gráinne
Oliver, Martin

Dyke, Martin, Conole, Gráinne, Ravenscroft, Andrew and de Freitas, Sara (2006) Learning theory and its application to e-learning. In, Conole, Gráinne and Oliver, Martin (eds.) Contemporary Perspectives in E-Learning Research: Themes, Methods and Impact on Practice. (Open and Flexible Learning Series) Abingdon, UK. Routledge, pp. 82-97.

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This chapter explores approaches to learning that we argue best reflect a constantly changing, dynamic environment as reflected in current thinking (Giddens, 2000; Beck, 1992; Castells, 1996). We acknowledge that there are many different schools of thought in terms of learning theories, but we would like to focus here on those we believe are most relevant and applicable to e-learning. This will include a discussion of the following: a critique of behaviourist approaches and their impact, advocacy of the application of experiential/reflective, social constructivism and socio-cultural approaches, and the argument that effective e-learning usually requires, or involves, high quality educational discourse (Ravenscroft, 2004a) combined with an experiential and reflective approach (Conole et al., 2004; Mayes and de Freitas, 2004).

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Published date: 2006

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Local EPrints ID: 45849
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/45849
ISBN: 9780415393942
PURE UUID: 846fea8c-1c90-42d5-b1af-b5a593327bda

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Date deposited: 16 Apr 2007
Last modified: 08 Jan 2022 03:56

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Author: Martin Dyke
Author: Gráinne Conole
Author: Andrew Ravenscroft
Author: Sara de Freitas
Editor: Gráinne Conole
Editor: Martin Oliver

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