Re: [xmca] human learning theory text for grads in education/instructional technology - suggestions?

Mike,

Thank you very much for the suggestions - having read the preface,
introduction, and first chapter of the handbook, I do think there is at
least a tangential relation to xmca, particularly with references to
"tool-mediated interaction" and emphasis on the "social as the primary unit
of analysis"...in fact, the introductory chapter relies on your cultural
psychology text as a foundational piece...

And yes, reciprocal teaching and design experiments are other examples where
the two disciplines bump up against one another...one thing I have noticed,
from my very brief encounter, is the strong grounding in cognitive science
and AI - I believe this history is what, in some ways, concerns scholars
from other disciplines who want the focus to be more social, more
cultural...in that way, I don't see the two ever resonating completely or
for an extended period...

Nevertheless, I do appreciate your suggestion to consider a collection of
well thought out as a superior choice - for some reason, my default is
always to an already collected series as a starting point when restructuring
a class...

And, thanks for the article reference...if I can reciprocate, and I hope
this is not a redundancy on the list, an article that I plan to being in
that demonstrates the cultural aspect of technology design and use is this:

Cook, S. D. N., Yanow, D., (1993) "Culture and Organizational Learning",
Journal of Management Inquiry, Vol. 2, pp 373-390.

In this article, Cook & Yanow provide a wonderful analysis of novice and
master flute makers establishing norms and exchanging knowledge around the
craft of flute making...

Cheers,
Michael~

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michael a. evans
assistant professor
306 war memorial hall (0313)
department of learning sciences & technologies
school of education
virginia tech  
email: mae@vt.edu
phone: +1 540.231.3743
fax: +1 540.231.9075
> From: Mike Cole <lchcmike@gmail.com>
> Reply-To: <mcole@weber.ucsd.edu>, "eXtended Mind, Culture, Activity"
> <xmca@weber.ucsd.edu>
> Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:43:04 -0700
> To: "eXtended Mind, Culture, Activity" <xmca@weber.ucsd.edu>
> Subject: Re: [xmca] human learning theory text for grads in
> education/instructional technology - suggestions?
> 
> That is a fascinating question, Michael.
> And a very hard one to answer.
> *How people Learn" sort of ventured toward the borders of the standard
> classoom
> and was not obsessed with "technology" (By which they meant the historically
> recent
> technologies associated with comupters, digital media the internet). I have
> only read some
> chapters from preprints in the "learning sciences" handbook.
> 
> The question that comes to mind in thinking about what to have students read
> is : to what extent does the discussion on XMCA transgress the borders of
> the learning science, when, and why? Reciprocal teaching.  And? Design
> experimentation? The centrality of cultural mediation and cultural
> construction of teaching/learning?
> 
> Some. But might a carefully selected set of articles perhaps be most
> effective?
> 
> This past week in a grad course involving ucla and ucberkeley schools of ed,
> we discussed the article, available at lchc, or
> "The sound of the violin." This, to me, is a very important article about
> learning and technology. But does it count? Would it help?
> 
> mike
> (PS, google "sound of the violin" or Boesch at lchc and it should come
> round)
> 
> A whole book full of such articles to provide a super intro to the learning
> science would be a really interesting undertaking.
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 2:37 PM, Michael A. Evans <mae@vt.edu> wrote:
> 
>> Dear All,
>> 
>> I¹m in the process of restructuring a graduate-level introductory course
>> in
>> human learning theory and would appreciate your advice...I remember a
>> while
>> back a statement that the 2000 NRC report, ³How People Learn,² was de
>> rigueur in most programs ­ nevertheless, I sensed that folks were
>> searching
>> for an alternative...
>> 
>> Currently, I¹m considering the Cambridge Handbook of the Learning Sciences
>> ­
>> is there anyone on the list using this and could they share their
>> experience, suggestions?
>> 
>> For the past three years I¹ve been using Driscoll¹s Psychology of Learning
>> for Instruction (to give you an idea of the type students I¹m working
>> with),
>> but am now in search of an alternative...for one thing, I think Driscoll¹s
>> text might be too focused toward instructional technology; one of my goals
>> for the restructuring is to attract students from other programs within
>> education, while also interesting those in HCI and science and technology
>> studies ­ perhaps, that¹s a bit too broad, but that¹s what I had in
>> mind...
>> 
>> Thanks in advance!
>> Michael~
>> --
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>> michael a. evans
>> assistant professor
>> 306 war memorial hall (0313)
>> department of learning sciences & technologies
>> school of education
>> virginia tech
>> email: mae@vt.edu
>> phone: +1 540.231.3743
>> fax: +1 540.231.9075
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