Constructivism Reconsidered in the Age of Social Media : New Directions for Teaching and Learning, Number 144.

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- From the Series Editor -- Editors' Notes -- References -- 1: The Learning Virus: An Affective, Constructivist Movement Shaped by Ultrasociality in the Age of Social Media -- Constructivism -- The Influence of Memes -- Social Media Meme -- Reflective Practice as Affective Growth -- Language Clarification -- Action -- Learner-Centered Faculty Engagement -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 2: Constructivism and Learning in the Age of Social Media: Changing Minds and Learning Communities -- Overview of Constructivism and Social Constructivism -- Situated Cognition -- Constructivism in a Mediated World -- Social Media and Constructivist Goals and Practices -- Educational Challenge: Changing Minds and Learning Communities -- References -- 3: Leveraging Social Media for Instructional Goals: Status, Possibilities, and Concerns -- What Are Social Media? -- Possibilities -- Concerns -- Conclusions -- References -- 4: Teaching Students to Think Critically About Social Media -- Introduction -- Critical Thinking and Social Media -- Critical Reflection on Social Media -- Who Sponsors Your Communications/Devices? -- Search Engine Selection -- Web Credibility-"The Criteria Gallery" -- Wiki Construction -- Modeling -- Conclusion -- References -- 5: Learner-Centered Online Instruction -- The Learner-Centered Online Instructional Design and Implementation Framework -- New Directions and Paradigms for Learner-Centered Online Courses -- Synchronous and Asynchronous Approaches for Increasing Student Connectedness -- Student Connectedness -- Summary of Best Learner-Centered Synchronous and Asynchronous Practices -- Conclusions -- References -- 6: Implications of Graphic Organizers in an Age of Social Media -- Graphic Organizers in the K-12 World -- The Rationale for Graphic Organizers.

Toward Expanding the Definition of Graphic Organizer -- Why Constructivism Still Matters -- Student-Generated Multimedia Projects as a Case Study in Adult Learning Theory -- References -- 7: How Critical Reflection Benefits Faculty as They Implement Learner-Centered Teaching -- Learner-Centered Teaching -- Critical Reflective Review with Documentation -- Overcoming Resistance to Learner-Centered Teaching -- Learning About Learner-Centered Teaching and Obtaining Feedback Through Social Media -- Conclusion -- References -- 8: Learner-Centered Faculty Development -- References -- 9: Toward Education 3.0: Pedagogical Affordances and Implications of Social Software and the Semantic Web -- Introduction -- Background -- Core Competencies Within the New Learning Ecology -- Artificial Autonomous Educational Agents -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Other Titles -- Index -- End User License Agreement.

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