{"id":34,"date":"2018-10-22T15:03:29","date_gmt":"2018-10-22T22:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/virtualconferenceconstructivism\/?page_id=34"},"modified":"2018-11-11T10:38:19","modified_gmt":"2018-11-11T17:38:19","slug":"limits-to-application","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/virtualconferenceconstructivism\/limits-to-application\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<table style=\"height: 2px;\" width=\"848\">\n<tbody>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center; color: #000000;\"><strong><br \/>\nLimits to Application<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-228 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/virtualconferenceconstructivism\/files\/2018\/10\/600critical-thinking-cartoon-300x204.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"486\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/virtualconferenceconstructivism\/files\/2018\/10\/600critical-thinking-cartoon-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/virtualconferenceconstructivism\/files\/2018\/10\/600critical-thinking-cartoon.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Retrieved from CartoonStock.com<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>\nWhile constructivist theories hold much promise for the future of education, there are some limitations and constraints that should be considered, especially when being applied to online education settings.\u00a0 Three<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0of the main restricting elements are listed below, along with some supporting papers and prompting thoughts. Feel free to peruse and then add your thoughts (to the prompts or others) as to why these would cause some restriction in an online environment.<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 2px;\" width=\"848\">\n<tbody>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center; color: #000000;\"><strong><br \/>\nDEMANDS ON TEACHERS<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>\nThese can include time developing authentic learning tasks, student\/teacher communication, and evaluation of learner achievement.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Arbaugh, J. B. and Rau, B. L. (2007) A Study of Disciplinary, Structural and Behavioral Effects on Course Outcomes in Online MBA Classes,\u00a0<em> Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education<\/em><\/span>, 5, 1, 65-95.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1111\/j.1540-4609.2007.00128.x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1111\/j.1540-4609.2007.00128.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holloway, J. H. (1999). <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ascd.org\/publications\/educational-leadership\/nov99\/vol57\/num03\/-Caution@-Constructivism-Ahead.aspx\">Caution: constructivism ahead<\/a>.\u00a0<i>Educational Leadership<\/i>,\u00a0<i>57<\/i>(3), 85\u201386.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Huang, H. (2002), Toward constructivism for adult learners in online learning environments. <em>British Journal of Educational Technology<\/em>, 33: 27-37. doi:<a href=\"https:\/\/doi-org.ezproxy.library.ubc.ca\/10.1111\/1467-8535.00236\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10.1111\/1467-8535.00236<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"height: 2px;\" width=\"848\">\n<tbody>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center; color: #000000;\"><strong><br \/>\nEARLY (NOVICE) LEARNERS<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>\nThey\u00a0have been shown struggle with constructivism, and the problems can be exacerbated in an online learning environment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mbati, Lydia. (2012). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/277326315_Online_learning_for_social_constructivism_Creating_a_conducive_environment\">Online learning for social constructivism: Creating a conducive environment.<\/a> <em>Progressio.<\/em> 34. 99-119.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Paul A. Kirschner, John Sweller &amp; Richard E. Clark(2006). Why Minimal Guidance During Instruction Does Not Work: An Analysis of the Failure of Constructivist, Discovery, Problem-Based, Experiential, and Inquiry-Based Teaching,<em>Educational Psychologist<\/em>, 41:2,75-86,DOI:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1207\/s15326985ep4102_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10.1207\/s15326985ep4102_1<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"height: 2px;\" width=\"848\">\n<tbody>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center; color: #000000;\"><strong><br \/>\nTECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>\nIn today&#8217;s digital world, advancement happens at such a fast\u00a0pace.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Schell, G. P. and\u00a0Janicki, T. J. (2012) Online Course Pedagogy and the Constructivist Learning Model,<em>Journal of the Southern\u00a0Association\u00a0for Information Systems<\/em>, 1, 1, 26-36.\u00a0Retrieved from<a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.3998\/jsais.11880084.0001.104\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.3998\/jsais.11880084.0001.104<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"height: 2px;\" width=\"848\">\n<tbody>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center; color: #000000;\"><strong><br \/>\nDiscussion Question 3:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"padlet-embed\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1); border-radius: 2px; box-sizing: border-box; overflow: hidden; position: relative; width: 100%; background: #F4F4F4;\">\n<p style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0;\"><iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 998px; display: block; padding: 0; margin: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/padlet.com\/embed\/3v12ofs0f6tg\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 8px; text-align: right; margin: 0;\"><a style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; border: none; display: block; line-height: 1; height: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/padlet.com?ref=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; background: none; border: none; display: inline; box-shadow: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/resources.padletcdn.com\/assets\/made_with_padlet.png\" alt=\"Made with Padlet\" width=\"86\" height=\"16\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Limits to Application Retrieved from CartoonStock.com While constructivist theories hold much promise for the future of education, there are some limitations and constraints that should be considered, especially when being applied to online education settings.\u00a0 Three\u00a0of the main restricting elements are listed below, along with some supporting papers and prompting thoughts. 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