The fields of learning theory and instructional design are in the midst of a scientific revolution in which their objectivist philosophical foundations are being replaced by a constructivist epistemology. This article describes the assumptions of a constructivist epistemology, contrasts them with objectivist assumptions, and then describes instructional systems that can support constructive learning at a distance.
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%A Collins, Mauri
%A Campbell, John
%A Haag, Brenda Bannan
%D 1995
%J American Journal of Distance Education
%K 1995 _todo collaboration constructivism elearning
%N 2
%P 7--26
%T Constructivism and Computer-Mediated Communication in Distance Education
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%X The fields of learning theory and instructional design are in the midst of a scientific revolution in which their objectivist philosophical foundations are being replaced by a constructivist epistemology. This article describes the assumptions of a constructivist epistemology, contrasts them with objectivist assumptions, and then describes instructional systems that can support constructive learning at a distance.
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