Constructivism in Practice

This week, we reviewed constructivism and constructinism learning. I believe that in order to successfully apply constrinism practices, you must have proper constructivist learning theories in place. The two theories are very similiar, although, in my opinion, are more correlative and should be applied together. Constructionism deals with the students use of knowledge in order to create some type of project whereas constructivism plays a bigger role in the retention of student knowledge. (Laureate Education, Inc., 2011).

Students can use technology as a tool for organizing and building data bases. This type of information organization plays a vital role in constructivist theories. The use of technolgy can enhace the lesson and provide students with a greater learning opportunity. Students are able to use the information in their schema to develop new ideas and create projects.

In my classroom, I believe that I am continously applying different learning theories in order to assist my students learning. By using these theories in conjunction with each other, it prepares my students with a better foundation of proven learning theories.

References

Laureate Education, Inc. (Producer). (2011). Program seven: Constructionist and constructivist learning theories [Video webcast]. Bridging learning theory, instruction and technology. Retrieved from http://laureate.ecollege.com/ec/crs/default.learn?CourseID=5700267&CPURL=laureate.ecollege.com&Survey=1&47=2594577&ClientNodeID=984650&coursenav=0&bhcp=1

Pitler, H., Hubbell, E., Kuhn, M. & Malenoski, K. (2007). Using technology with classroom instruction that works.  Alexandria, VA: ASCD.