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Educational Technology: Media for Inquiry, Communication, Construction, and Expression

Bruce, Bertram C.; Levin, James A.

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Title
Educational Technology: Media for Inquiry, Communication, Construction, and Expression
Author(s)
  • Bruce, Bertram C.
  • Levin, James A.
Issue Date
1997
Keyword(s)
  • Taxonomy of educational technologies
  • new media
  • Inquiry
  • John Dewey
Abstract
"We describe a new way of classifying uses of educational technologies, based on a four-part division suggested years ago by John Dewey: inquiry, communication, construction, and expression. This taxonomy is compared to previous taxonomies of educational technologies, and is found to cover a wider range of uses, including many of the cutting-edge uses of educational technologies. We have tested the utility of this taxonomy by using it to classify a set of ""advanced applications"" of educational technologies supported by the National Science Foundation, and we use the taxonomy to point to new potential uses of technologies to support learning."
ISSN
  • Print: 0735-6331
  • On-Line ISSN: 1541-4140
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
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