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Teacher Survival in a Web-based Constructivist Learning Environment: A Malaysian Experience

Educators are well aware of teacher support as a form of scaffold that helps learners reach their “zone of proximal development” (Vygotsky, 1978). An online case study conducted over 4 weeks in an elementary school in Malaysia showed that teacher support came in six multiple forms. However, the n...

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Main Authors: Kaur, Abtar, Kaur, Kuldip, Assoc Prof Dr
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Published: 2001
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LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education
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spelling my.oum.812013-05-08T08:36:09Z Teacher Survival in a Web-based Constructivist Learning Environment: A Malaysian Experience Kaur, Abtar Kaur, Kuldip, Assoc Prof Dr LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education Educators are well aware of teacher support as a form of scaffold that helps learners reach their “zone of proximal development” (Vygotsky, 1978). An online case study conducted over 4 weeks in an elementary school in Malaysia showed that teacher support came in six multiple forms. However, the nature of an online constructivist learning environment presents a difficult task for the lone teacher in supporting all students reach their desired learning level. This paper will discuss the need for intelligent agent technology to support the teacher reach his/her ‘zone of proximal support’. 2001 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text http://library.oum.edu.my/repository/81/1/Teacher_survival.pdf Kaur, Abtar and Kaur, Kuldip, Assoc Prof Dr (2001) Teacher Survival in a Web-based Constructivist Learning Environment: A Malaysian Experience. In: World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2001 . http://library.oum.edu.my/repository/81/
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topic LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education
spellingShingle LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education
Kaur, Abtar
Kaur, Kuldip, Assoc Prof Dr
Teacher Survival in a Web-based Constructivist Learning Environment: A Malaysian Experience
description Educators are well aware of teacher support as a form of scaffold that helps learners reach their “zone of proximal development” (Vygotsky, 1978). An online case study conducted over 4 weeks in an elementary school in Malaysia showed that teacher support came in six multiple forms. However, the nature of an online constructivist learning environment presents a difficult task for the lone teacher in supporting all students reach their desired learning level. This paper will discuss the need for intelligent agent technology to support the teacher reach his/her ‘zone of proximal support’.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Kaur, Abtar
Kaur, Kuldip, Assoc Prof Dr
author_facet Kaur, Abtar
Kaur, Kuldip, Assoc Prof Dr
author_sort Kaur, Abtar
title Teacher Survival in a Web-based Constructivist Learning Environment: A Malaysian Experience
title_short Teacher Survival in a Web-based Constructivist Learning Environment: A Malaysian Experience
title_full Teacher Survival in a Web-based Constructivist Learning Environment: A Malaysian Experience
title_fullStr Teacher Survival in a Web-based Constructivist Learning Environment: A Malaysian Experience
title_full_unstemmed Teacher Survival in a Web-based Constructivist Learning Environment: A Malaysian Experience
title_sort teacher survival in a web-based constructivist learning environment: a malaysian experience
publishDate 2001
url http://library.oum.edu.my/repository/81/1/Teacher_survival.pdf
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