Module 2 Reading List

Module 2: Literacy, Pedagogy, and Technology

Required readings

• How People Learn: Introduction to Learning Theory

  (A Video workshop as a part of Learner.org Series 172). When you are on this site, scroll down to watch Section 1)

• Constructivism: what’s that? (an journal article about constructivism)
• Constructivism as a Paradigm for Teaching and Learning (a website about constructivism and technology)
• Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences (a website to describe learning styles and multiple intelligence)
• The Mind's Intelligences (A video workshop as a part of Learner.org Series 106). When you are on this site, scroll down to watch Workshop 6.)
• Chapter 2: Pedagogy. (Cummins, Brown, & Sayers, pp. 37-67)
• Supporting Knowledge Creation (research analyzes wiki collaboration for creating knowledge)
• Inquiry-based Learning Explanation (A website to describe inquiry-based learning).
• Chapter 1: Literacy (Cummins, Brown, & Sayers, pp. 37-67).
• Universal Design of Web Pages in Class Projects (an online article about accessibility issues of web design.)
• World Wide Access: Accessible Web Design (an online article about accessibility issues of web design.)
• Design, Construction, and Technology ( A video workshop of as a part of Learner.org Series 106). When you are on this site, scroll down to watch Workshop 7)
• Chapter 4: Technology (Cummins, Brown, & Sayers, pp. 90-110)

Recommended Reading

All other websites or articles listed on task pages are recommended.

 Module 3 Reading List

Module 3: Constructivist Teaching, Learning, and Assessment

Required readings

• Techno-Constructivist. (An online article about the competency of technology integration)
• Computers and Constructivism. (An online article about how computers can support the variety of ways learners construct their understanding)
• Chapter 3: Assessment. (Cummins, Brown, & Sayers, pp. 37-67)
• Planning for Assessment ( A video workshop as a part of Learner.org Series 201. When you in this web site, scroll down to watch Workshop 7).
• Anderson (1998). Why Talk About Different Ways to Grade? The Shift from Traditional Assessment to Alternative Assessment. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 74, pp. 5-16.
• Chapter 8: The Biographies Project. (Cummins, Brown, & Sayers, pp. 184-193)
• Chapter 10: Closing the Digital Divide around the World. (Cummins, Brown, & Sayers, pp. 195-202)
• WebQuest Tasks (A web resource describing a variety of tasks in WebQuest)

Recommended Reading

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Module 4 Reading List

Module 4: Reflective Learning

Required readings

NAU Student TaskStream Manual

Richardson (2006). Chapter 9--What it all means (pp.125-133)

er websites or articles listed on webpages in this module are recommended.