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Q & A with Ed Tech Leaders: Interview with Sigmund Tobias
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Shaughnessy, Michael F.; Fulgham, Susan M. – Educational Technology, 2016
Sigmund Tobias came to the United States in 1948, after his family had fled to China from the Holocaust in Europe. His Memoir ("Strange Haven: A Jewish Childhood in Wartime Shanghai") describes that part of his life. He settled in New York, where he completed his B.A. and M.S. in School Psychology from the City College of New York, and a…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Interviews, Leaders, Computer Games
"Being Digital": Implications for Education.
McLellan, Hilary – Educational Technology, 1996
Discusses emerging trends in education that are related to being digital. Highlights include the mind's processes and structures, including the cognitive spectrum, constructivism, and situated cognition; mass customization, including learning styles; context; our rapidly expanding knowledge base, including lifelong learning and just-in-time…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Constructivism (Learning), Context Effect
Learning Objectives from the Perspective of the Experienced Cognition Framework.
Choi, Ikseon; Jonassen, David H. – Educational Technology, 2000
Examines the role of goals in the learning process and reviews another theoretical perspective, experienced cognition as additional justification for the constructivist revolution affecting the field of instructional design. Addresses the implications of experienced cognition for dealing with learning goals and learning environments. (Contains 32…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Constructivism (Learning), Educational Development, Educational Environment
Constructivism and Learning: A Philosophical Appraisal.
Gruender, C. David – Educational Technology, 1996
Examines the constructivist educational philosophy. Highlights include the significance of written materials, the aims of education, the subjective base of constructivism, the need for more understanding of social and cognitive processes, the limitation of consciousness to the present, the need for constructs and constructs of objects,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Constructivism (Learning), Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy
On the Design of an Enriched Learning and Information Environment (ELIE).
Schwen, Thomas M.; And Others – Educational Technology, 1993
Discusses the concept and design of an enriched learning and information environment that was originally developed at Indiana University in partnership with AT&T (American Telephone and Telegraph). Topics addressed include constructivism, cognitive tools, representing expert behavior, apprenticeship, technological tools, information tools,…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Cognitive Processes, Computer System Design, Constructivism (Learning)
Novex Analysis: A Cognitive Science Approach to Instructional Design.
Taylor, James C. – Educational Technology, 1994
Describes the Novice-Expert (Novex) Analysis, a nine-step approach to instructional design aimed at effecting the shift from novice to expert by creating a series of learning activities to enable novices to construct an expert knowledge base. The "Dimensions of Processing Model" diagram illustrates how learning processes influence…
Descriptors: Cognitive Mapping, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Structures