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CONSTRUCTIVIST INFLUENCES ON EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY 1

Running head: CONSTRUCTIVIST INFLUENCES ON EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY

Constructivist Influences on Educational Technology: An Annotated Bibliography

Jennifer Anderson

Boise State University

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Introduction

The annotated bibliography below identifies resources on the topic of constructivist learning

theories and educational technology. The connection between these two topics is theinstructional design approach. Constructivism is playing a large role in how instructional

designers create lessons and integrate technology. The enhancements in technology allow

learners to construct their own understanding and learn through technology rather than from

technology.


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Resources

Duffy, T.M. & Jonassen, D.H. (1992). Constructivism and the Technology of Instruction.

Hillsdale: NJ. Lawrence Elbaum Associates, Inc.

Duffy and Jonassen compare objectivist views of education to constructivist views whendesigning instruction. Objectivist approaches are traditional in education and believe

experiences are different among people but the meanings should all be the same. Constructivist

approaches also believe in experience shaping knowledge but hold that everyones experiences

can result in different meanings that may be correct. This book will be useful in comparing

perspectives and identifying new uses for technology with a constructivist perspective. Duffy

and Jonassen have multiple books on learning theories and appear well versed in analyzing

learning theory applications.

Issroff, K., & Scanlon, E. (2002). Educational technology: The influence of theory.Journal of

Interactive Media in Education, 6. Retrieved fromhttp://jime.open.ac.uk/jime/article/view/2002-6

This article explores a variety of theories that have shaped educational technology over the years.

Issroff and Scanlon identify two groups of theories including those for designing materials and

those that influence research. This article will be useful in that it describes the history of

educational technology from those in the field. It also presents the learning theories used by the

two authors in the field and the roles they play in educational technology. Issroff and Scanlon

focus specifically on Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED) and Human Computer

Interaction (HCI).

Karagiorgi, Y., & Symeou, L. (2005). Translating Constructivism into Instructional Design:

Potential and Limitations.Educational Technology & Society, 8(1), 17-27.

This article discusses the link between the epistemology of constructivism and its effects on

instructional design. The information found in this article is valuable to this research as it

identifies how instructional design principles are translated from constructivist theories.

Emerging instructional design theories are centered around educational technologies and their

applications for authentic learning. The article continues to identify the shift in instructional

design with a constructivist emphasis. The authors are published in the Educational Technology

& Society Journal. This article has described how instructional design functions within the

constructivist framework.

Kearney. M. & Treagust, D.F. (2000). Constructivism as a Reference in the Design and

Development of a Computer Program Using Interactive Digital Video to Enhance

Learning in Physics. Retrieved June 29,2012 from

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Kearney & Treagust discuss the interaction between constructivism and multimedia used in

education, specifically physics. This article will prove useful in providing an example of how

constructivist theories are used in creating actual lessons that apply constructivist concepts. The

importance of students previous knowledge is critical to the particular lessons described in the

article and the generation of student ideas is a must with any constructivist approaches. Kearney

and Treagust refer to many resources within this article, including many of their own works.

Lunenberg, Fred C. (1998). Constructivism and technology: instructional designs for successful

education reform.Journal of Instructional Psychology, 25(2). Retrieved March 31, 2009,

from EBSCOhost database.

This article discusses the importance of the World Wide Web to instructional design. There are

a number of resources available on the web and a variety of ways to use them in the classroom.

There are three keys of educational value that are a part of the World Wide Web including

hypertext, multimedia, and interactivity. Due to these keys constructivist instruction is truly

ingrained into educational technology, allowing for more problem solving and learner control.This article will be useful in providing specific information about the field of instructional design

and how constructivism has affected it.

Windschitl, M. (2002). Framing constructivism in practice as the negotiation of dilemmas: An

analysis of the conceptual, pedagogical, cultural, and political challenges facing teachers.

Review of Educational Research, 72(2), 131-175. Retrieved June 23, 2012, from

ProQuest Central. (Document ID: 238152881).

This article identifies the difficulties teachers have in integrating constructivist instructional

approaches. Descriptions are given of the four types of dilemmas with integrating constructivistapproaches. These include: Conceptual dilemmas, Pedagogical dilemmas, cultural dilemmas,

and political dilemmas. If all four of these areas are not addressed, constructivist instructional

approaches may fail. Constructivist approaches today are easier to implement due to the

technological advances and access to the internet. This article will be beneficial because it

provides a teachers perspective on integrating constructivist views with educational technology.

Ross, S., Sullivan, H., & Tennyson, R. (1992). Educational technology: Four decades of research

and theory. Educational Technology Research and Development, 40(2), 5-7.

The Ross et al. article discusses the history of educational technology and the changes

technology has had on education. Psychologists began using behavioral theories to enhance

teaching, including teaching machines and programmed instruction. This article identifies crucial

links with constructivism and applications in educational technology. The article also identifies

two factors that have helped shape instructional technology, those being the influence of

constructivism and the advancements in technology.
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Stewart, C. M., Schifter, C.C., & Selverian, M.E.M. (2010). Teaching and Learning with

Technology : Beyond Constructivism. Routledge. Retrieved June 23, 2012, from Ebook

Library.

This text discusses the introduction of new media and the effects on education. One of the major

issues discussed is the implementation of new media. The text stresses the importance of stayingcurrent with technological innovations and the need for awareness in schools. Pedagogical

interpretations of technology are also discussed with the use of educational technologies. This

text will provide insight into the educational uses of technology over the last century and the

current uses and impact. The text also discusses the challenges between teachers and the K-16

population or the digital immigrants and the digital natives. The constructivist learning

theories believe in learning with or through technology versus learning from technology.

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