Situated Learning

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Situated Learning

• Presented by
• Elizabeth Benkosky
• Leo Fua
• Carol Shaffer

As of 18 February 2004, 630 p.m.
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Overview

• Definition Brief History
• Examples
• Comparisons
• Webliography

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Summary

• Definition

• Learning that is a function of the activity,
  context and culture in which it occurs.
• Social interaction and collaboration play
  critical roles
• Communities of practice are formed

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Summary

• History
• Alfred North Whitehead, 1929
• Brown, Collins and Duguid
• Lave, Wenger, Vygotsky, Dewey and Greeno

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Examples

• Lake Middle School

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Examples

• Falcon Creek Middle School

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Examples

• Exchange City

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Examples

• Falcon Elementary School

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Examples
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Comparison

• Situated Learning vs. Behaviorism
• Similarities
• Positively reinforced
• Learned in small amounts
• Generalized reinforcements

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Comparison

• Situated Learning vs. Behaviorism
• Differences
• Experiential/experimental basis
• Socialization/collaboration
• Problem-solving/critical thinking

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Comparison

• Situated Learning vs. Activity Structures
• Both are fluid to meet the needs of
  participants
• Both employ the use of real-life situations
• Activity structures are focused more on
  tele-collaborative projects

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Webliography

• http//at.tccs.tufts.edu/pdf/newsletter_feb_2003.p
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• http//www.my-ecoach.com/idtimeline/behaviorism.ht
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• http//www.exchangecityusa.com/Home/default.htm