Week3b – A3 – Bayne

Deceit, desire and control: the identities of learners and teachers in cyberspace  by Siân Bayne from her book Education in Cyberspace (Land and Bayne, 2005). Quote1: “Findings which report increased contributions in online discussion of disadvantaged, ‘shy’ and female students (Alexander 1997; McConnell 1997; Belcher 1999; Kimbrough 1999), the success of the online environment in […]

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Week3b – A2 – Sfard

Acquisition methaphor versus Participation methaphor 1. How Sfard defines the acquisition and participation metaphors. Acquisition methaphor  ” The language of “knowledge acquisition” and “concept development” makes us think about the human mind as a container to be filled with certain materials and about the learner as becoming an owner of these materials. ““The new researcher talks […]

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