The Nature of Constructionist Learning

Normally MAS.962 (H) Special Topics in Media Technology
Fall 2003, Tuesdays 5:00-7:00pm, E15-344 (MIT Media Lab)

Special Version for the Learning independence Network in Puebla

Bakhtiar Mikhak (mikhak@media.mit.edu)

This course examines the philosophical and theoretical foundations of constructionism as a paradigm for formulating and evaluating new theories for learning and approaches to education.

One of the goals of this course is to help new learning researchers situate their work within the constructionist framework through
readings and projects that will focus on the rich interplay between
the process of knowledge construction and the development
and co-evolution of ideas, learners, tools, and contexts.

For the first half of the term, we will focus on theoretical foundations. In the second half of the term, we not only will continue to build on
this foundation but also will apply it to a critical analysis of
examplary past and present projects in the Epistemology
and Learning groups at the MIT Media Lab.