{"id":2168,"date":"2011-07-21T20:09:31","date_gmt":"2011-07-22T01:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stager.tv\/?p=2168"},"modified":"2020-07-25T18:59:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-25T23:59:00","slug":"a-constructionism-primer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stager.tv\/?p=2168","title":{"rendered":"A Constructionism Primer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here are some web-based papers and articles you might read if you are interested in learning more about Dr. Seymour Papert’s theory of constructionism.<\/p>\n

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  1. Constructionism vs. Instructionism<\/a> by Seymour Papert<\/li>\n
  2. Constructivism(s): Shared roots, crossed paths, multiple legacies<\/a> – a brilliant overview of constructivism and constructionism by Edith Ackermann.<\/li>\n
  3. Computer as Material: Messing About With Time<\/a> by George Franz and Seymour Papert<\/li>\n
  4. A Critique of Technocentrism in Thinking About the School of the Future<\/a> by Seymour Papert<\/li>\n
  5. Epistemological Pluralism and the Revaluation of the Concrete<\/a> – an incredibly powerful paper by Sherry Turkle and Seymour Papert<\/li>\n
  6. Computer as Mudpie<\/a> by Seymour Papert<\/li>\n
  7. What’s the Big Idea? Toward a pedagogy of idea power<\/a> by Seymour Papert (PDF<\/a> version) from the IBM Systems Journal.<\/li>\n
  8. Situating Constructionism<\/a> – The first chapter in Constructionism<\/em><\/a>, edited by Idit Harel and Seymour Papert (Ablex Publishing Corporation)<\/li>\n
  9. Constructionism in Practice: Designing, Thinking, and Learning in A Digital World<\/a> by Yasmin B. Kafai and Mitchel Resnick<\/li>\n
  10. Seymour Papert on Jean Piaget<\/a> <\/strong><\/em>(1999) Seymour Papert remembers Jean Piaget for Time Magazine’s 100 Greatest Thinkers of the 20th Century issue, March 1999.<\/li>\n
  11. Climbing to Understanding: Lessons from an Experimental Learning Environment for Adjudicated Youth<\/a> by Seymour Papert, Gary Stager and David Cavallo<\/li>\n
  12. Seymour Papert’s seminal books<\/a><\/li>\n
  13. The DailyPapert<\/a> web site<\/li>\n
  14. Planet Papert <\/a>– home of additional Papert articles, videos and resources<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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