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Seize the Moment!
April 10, 2008 | | 1 Comment
I just read a really interesting article by Idit Harel titled Sandcastles Go Digital. It discusses the importance of ‘the teachable moment’ in which children are highly engaged in an activity, and are therefore more likely to learn. This theory of constructivist learning is based around the idea that children learn best when they are in the active roles of designer and constructor, and Harel relates this to children making sandcastles on the beach.
There are however limitations of this idea, and so he explores ways in which technology can be used to encapture this idea of constructivist learning. The internet provides an endless learning environment where children can explore, express and share their learning experiences with a global audience. The internet can provide this ‘open-ended’ play children love, learn from and truly engage in.
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