Section outline

    • Constructivism

      Constructivism
    • Constructivism glossary

    • Core Readings

      Before going to the main lesson, please do these readings carefully. These reading texts have been selected by all the ELT teaching staff. So, watch out! There may be exam questions on these.

      Try to answer these questions while you read:

      • What are the characteristics of a constructivist teacher ?

      • What are the characteristics of a constructivist classroom?

      • What do Ts/Ss do in a constructivist classroom?

    • What is constructivism? URL
    • Constructing knowledge in the classroom URL
    • Constructivism as A Paradigm for Teaching and Learning URL

    • Main lesson with videos

      Go through all of the lesson slides. Don't forget to refer to your textbook too. While working through this online lesson, you will see some videos and questions may come up after that. The whole lesson should take you about 45 mins.

    • Constructivism Overview Lesson

    • Discussion

      In the last part of the lesson, I want you to join in these two single discussion forums and add your own ideas.

    • How does constructivist classrooms differ from traditional ones? Forum
    • What are the strengths and weaknesses of constructivism? Forum
    • Constructivism Reflection Database

    • Summing up of learning theories

    • Learning theories and instructional design URL