Daily Archives: August 15th, 2009
Exploring (Social) Constructi-on/v-ism
I constructed these slides (get it? Constructed?) to help me get my head around “social constructionism” vs “social constructivism” whilst writing my methodology chapter for my doctoral dissertation. The following presentation represents my understandings, and its value/accuracy/trustworthiness will, in turn, depended upon your own understandings. Social Constructi-on/v-ism: Same-same lah but different?
ICT = tool or technology?
I’m always intrigued by the idea of technological determinism, and the debates for/against in education circles. There are those who approach technology as a tool (“it’s about the teach, not the tech”) and those who approach technology from a more critical perspective, seeing it as an advocate for change, i.e., technology “does something”. Then, there [...]
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