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Improving online interactivity and learning: a constructivist approach.
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This article discusses how I used constructivist theory to teach the online graduate "Research Methods In Education" course. Because interactivity has been reported as a major issue in most online courses, I focused more on strategies of using constructivist theory to enhance interactivity, knowledge sharing, and building in the online course. These strategies included (1) individual weekly essay assignments/peer evaluations and (2) group projects, discussions, and collaborations via the bulletin board on WebCT. The results of the students' positive learning performances and evaluations indicate that online constructivist strategies will have significant ...
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