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Teaching |
Interactive
Learning Environment
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| Cognition
of Digital Information |
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This
course examines issues of knowledge/information
representation and learning in digital learning
environments. We will discuss issues of non-linear
presentation of information, navigation and collaboration
and these affect knowledge construction by learners.
The three main areas that we will address are:
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Knowledge
representation and navigation in digital environments:
Several techniques such as hierarchies, semantic networks,
and concept maps have been used to organize and represent
digital information. Each has its own unique advantages,
and are perhaps suitable for particular types of knowledge.
Is one technique better than the other? What are the
relative merits of each technique? Should the representation
of information be based on characteristics of a domain?
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Knowledge
construction by the learner: Given the types of representational
and navigation systems, how do learners navigate through
and process information in digital environments? What
are the conditions and constraints for learning when
multiple, linked texts and rich media are integrated?
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Knowledge
construction by communities of learners: What is the
role of communication/ collaboration when learners use
digital environments? What are the characteristics of
successful collaborative interactions? What factors
affect collaborative interactions and under what conditions?
How and when do collaborative interactions foster the
development of a community of learners? |
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