Social constructivism in an online learning environment

• Main Authors: Ramanair, Joseph, Khoo, Elaine Guat Lien, Palanisamy, Punithavathy
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) 2006
• Subjects: AC Collections. Series. Collected works
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/1154/1/Social%2BConstructivism%2BIn%2BAn%2BOnline%2BLearning%2BEnvironment.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/1154/; http://www.upm.edu.my/

Social constructivism asserts that learning should be collaborative with meaning negotiated from multiple perspectives. This study addressed the issues surrounding the design of learning activities in an online environment that can facilitate learning from a social constructivist perspective. The...