On Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 1:06 AM, Alexios Zavras <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Seth Woodworth wrote [edited]: >> Constructionism is based on two different senses of "construction." It is >> grounded in the idea that people learn by actively constructing new >> knowledge, rather than having information "poured" into their heads. >> Moreover, constructionism asserts that people learn with particular >> effectiveness when they are engaged in constructing personally meaningful >> artifacts (such as computer programs, animations, or robots). > [...] >> I thought that this explination was concise and really interesting. I would >> love to explain this to people who want to desige activities, just to give >> them a little snapshot of the concept. Does anyone have a problem with this >> deffinition? Does anyone have an improvement? > > > I'm just a computer guy (and a father :-) > and I realize the emphasis (or even necessity) > that Papert's theory places on the computer, > but I have to ask:
Yes, children can construct more using the computer as a lever to increase their mental strength and speed, but they also need to learn to have a life. > could the list of examples on the end of the concise definition > be expanded to include a non-computer-based artifact ? > e.g., is an artifact of fiction (story, fairy tale, ...) acceptable > in the constructionism world ? Much of human wisdom is embodied in stories, from Greek tragedies and fables to modern science fiction. I will just cite Orwell's 1984, but for those who read the stuff with any frequency, I can give much more recent examples. The ability to create a story, and the ability to tell an important story well, are among the most valuable of skills. > -- > -- zvr -- > -- +---------------------------+ Alexios Zavras (-zvr-) > | H eytyxia den exei enoxes | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Um, Η ευτυχια δεν εχει ενοχες I assume. Too true. > +-----------------------zvr-+ > _______________________________________________ > Grassroots mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/grassroots > -- Silent Thunder [ 默雷 / शब्दगर्ज ] is my name, And Children are my nation. The Cosmos is my dwelling place, And Truth my destination. _______________________________________________ Grassroots mailing list [email protected] http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/grassroots
