Cox (2006), Vicarious learning, case-based teaching and educational ICT Vicarious Learning –  This occurs when one person sees another person positively reinforced or punished for a behaviour.Example of case-based teaching – PATSy – System were technologies such as web-databases of video clips provide a means for storing, indexing and disseminating such resources.  1.  Can you see […]

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1. What were your experiences and feelings during the session? Using Elluminate helped me communicate with other students of the H800 course. Through such an experience doubts and problems are shared, thus I could see that problems I encounter are similar to those of other participants. This syncrounous experience provided a good ground to put […]

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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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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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