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Vocational Education for Sustainable Development: An Obligation for the European Training Foundation
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Viertel, Evelyn – European Journal of Education, 2010
This article presents an argued case for making sustainable development a policy obligation for the European Training Foundation (ETF) and for vocational education and training (VET) reform in the partner countries that are served by ETF. In relation to ETF it points out that no major emphasis has been put to date on combining economic, social and…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Lifelong Learning, Educational Change, Sustainable Development
The International Society for the Social Studies Annual Conference Proceedings (Orlando, Florida, February 24-25, 2011). Volume 2011, Issue 1
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Russell, William Benedict, III, Ed. – International Society for the Social Studies, 2011
The "ISSS Annual Conference Proceedings" is a peer-reviewed professional publication published once a year following the annual conference. (Individual papers contain references.) [For the 2010 proceedings, see ED509647.]
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Social Studies, Conference Papers, Annual Reports
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
Information and Communication Technologies and the Changing Role of the Teacher.
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Wheeler, Steve – Journal of Educational Media, 2001
Examines the changing role of the teacher in the use of educational information and communication technologies (ICT). Explores several key issues, including effects of ICT on teaching and learning, the changing role of the teacher in constructivist learning environments, and new skills teachers may be expected to acquire in order to make fruitful…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Uses in Education, Constructivism (Learning), Educational Development
Distance Learning: Emerging Pedagogical Issues and Learning Designs
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Dabbagh, Nada – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2004
Distance learning has significantly changed over the years from a social, pedagogical, and technological perspective. The compatible bonding of telecommunications technologies and social constructivist learning principles premised a pedagogical ecology that has challenged traditional teaching practices, faculty and student roles, institutional…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Educational Strategies, Constructivism (Learning), Instructional Design
Technology, Integration, and Learning Environments: CEE Monograph: The NAU Centennial Year of Education. Monograph Series No. 5.
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Tucker, Gary, Ed.; Gunn, Cathy, Ed.; Lapan, Stephen D., Ed. – 1998
This volume of the Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) monograph series describes Northern Arizona University's (NAU) commitment to education and innovation. Contained within this volume are discussions of professional development courses and programs in the area of educational technology. The articles in this monograph feature educational…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Attitudes, Computer Uses in Education, Constructivism (Learning)
Learning Technologies in Adult Education. Myths and Realities.
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Imel, Susan – 2001
New learning technologies present many challenges for adult educators. They have great potential for achieving many underlying goals of adult education; however, like any tool, they must be used reflectively and viewed through a critical lens. The challenge is to use learning technologies in ways that support learning and respond to the needs of…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Access to Education, Adult Education, Constructivism (Learning)