3 Learning as shared meaning making, 2004, Educational Symantic Web). Although learning is still individual in the sense that the learner learns for him or herself, "meaning making is not understood as a psychological process which takes place in individuals' minds" but as an "essentially social activity that is conducted jointly - collaboratively -- by a community, rather than by individuals who happen to be co-located" (2.3 Learning as shared meaning making, 2004, Educational Symantic Web).
Rather than viewing knowledge as the privilege of the old, disseminated to the young, constructivist theorists stress that learning in a technologically-advanced society is more of a dialogue between student and teacher. The knowledge-creation metaphor of learning focuses on innovative learning and means that "learning is seen as analogous to processes of inquiry, especially to innovative processes of inquiry where something new is created and the initial knowledge is either substantially enriched or significantly transformed during the process" (2.2 Knowledge-creation metaphor and innovative learning, 2004, Educational Symantic Web). A teacher might teach a student about life in colonial America, the class can then work together to create a WebQuest of the lesson plan. The teacher learns about new technology,...
This is the ideal type of learning for a constructivist.
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