Last Updated: 01/05/2022
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Constructivist instructional strategies have some characteristics that you can incorporate them into your project. These characteristics should be integrated into technology or online technology. Online technology is particularly effective. Instructional strategies are different from activities, and technology. While we are designing any online instructions, we need to make sure we distinguish them from one another.
It is very important that ETC students have good understanding in these learning theories and strategies:
Introduction to Emerging Perspectives on Learning, Teaching, and Technology By Michel Orey, 2010. I encourage you to download a copy for your references. It includes many effective instructional strategies and pedagogies. You may or may not be able to read all during the class instruction. You can select the ones that are relevant to your interests, practices, and designs. It is highly encouraged that you read them when you are able to.
Note: You select the one(s) that you are interested to conduct further readings.
Learning & Cognitive Theories.
Learner-centered Theories.
Inquiry Strategies: Tasks
Inquiry Strategies: Change Learners' Minds
Tools for Teaching & Learning: Changing or Encouraging human Behaviors
Tools for Teaching & Learning: Technology Tools
Socially Oriented Theories
Directed Instruction Strategies
Tools for Teaching and Learning: Technology Tools
Below is a list of online constructivist instructional strategies can be integrated into online instructional designs. This is not an exhaust list of strategies.
Online Student Publishing; Online Student Presentations
Online Learning Community (p.319)
Online Community Learning
Online Collaborative Learning
Online Problem-based Learning (p.142)
Not clear between Problem-based learning and Project-based learning, or X-based learning? Read: Project-based learning vs. problem-based learning vs. X-BL
Online Reflections: Self reflections; Group reflections
Online Inquiry-based learning
Online Project-Based Learning
Online Peer evaluations
Online Interaction: Learner-Learner; Learner-Instructor; Learner-Interface
Digital Storytelling
Online Cased-Based Learning (p.174)
Online Collaborative Evaluations
Digital Product-Oriented Learning; Global Digital Citizenship
Online Cooperative Learning (p.302)
Online Role Playing
Online Discourse and Context Awareness
Online Discussions & Debates
Online Multi-Sensory learning
Digital Portfolio
Online Peer Discussion Moderation
Online Service-Learning
Online Situational and Contextual Learning
If you intend to integrate Open Network Learning Environment (ONLE) or Personal Learning Environments (PLE) instructional strategies into your instructions, see NLE & PLE Instructional Strategies.
Here are a few examples for you to understand different components of online learning instructional designs.
Example 1: If we integrate online discussions to support teaching and learning,
Content: Discussion topics
Instructional strategies: Learner-learner interaction; Reflection (if it is reflection task)
Activity: Graded weekly online discussions
Technology: Online discussion board or chat room
Evaluation: Online discussion criteria/rubrics to evaluate content, instructional strategies, activity, and technology.
Online Learning Conceptual Framework Level: Interactive
Example 2: we can integrate "wiki (technology)" to support "online collaboration (Instructional Strategy)" by engage students in "group project (activity)."
Content: Group project content
Instructional strategies: Online collaboration
Activity: Students use wiki to compose group project.
Technology: Wiki
Evaluation: Project criteria/rubrics to evaluate project content, instructional strategies (online collaboration), activity, and technology.
Online Learning Conceptual Framework Level: Interactive
Example 3: I will design WebQuest to support my unit
Instructional strategies: Inquiry-based learning; Collaborative learning (if it is a group work); Online collaborative learning (if it is a group work and student collaborate online rather than Face-to-Face)
Activity: WebQuest activity
Technology: Internet
Online Learning Conceptual Framework Level: Active
Example 4: I will use Smart board to give lectures
Instructional strategies: Direct lecturing (not exact constructivist instructional strategies)
Activity: Lecturing
Technology: Smartboard; Internet (if you use internet)
Online Learning Conceptual Framework Level: Expository