An approach to learning by construction
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Date
2012
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International Journal of Education and Development using ICT
Abstract
This paper proposes an innovative idea for providing affordable, sustainable, and meaningful
education for students in Least Developed Countries (LDCs). The authors show how a Digital
Learning Environment (DLE) can play a central role in community development. The authors
develop and validate an approach for introduction of an ICT education program for Higher Order
Cognitive Skills (HOCS) improvement, building capacity and infrastructure in a LDC using the
DLE tool. The proposed “Learning by construction” approach, as a mechanism for the effective
integration of ICT in the educational process following Bloom’s Taxonomy as a general
framework for learning using the DLE is described. It combines sound educational approaches
such as cognitive apprenticeship and situated learning with industrial design models to create an
interdisciplinary solution that potentially results in job creators, not job seekers. Since there are
many infrastructure-deprived educational institutions, financially struggling students, especially in
LDCs, the proposed approach is a viable way to provide systematic training in HOCS and
Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes for these students. The authors discuss how education itself also
plays a role in the introduction of DLE. The overall learning system has not yet been extensively
validated by data since there is no learning environment working accordingly. The validity of this
approach and its soundness is discussed by describing an introduction plan.
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Keywords
Approach, Learning, Construction
Citation
Bagarukayo, E., Weide, T., & Meijden, H. (2012). An approach to learning by construction. International Journal of Education and Development using ICT, 8(3).