Supporting learners in technology-enhanced student-centred learning environments
by Thomas Brush, John Saye
International Journal of Learning Technology (IJLT), Vol. 1, No. 2, 2004

Abstract: Technology-enhanced student-centred learning environments (TESCLEs) provide learners with computer-based tools and resources to facilitate the completion of problem-based tasks. However, with TESCLEs, technology serves as a support and resource for students in their efforts to solve overarching authentic problems. Student success in these environments may be attributed to the types and amount of support they receive both from the environment and from the teacher. This paper will discuss different methods for providing students with support – defined as hard and soft scaffolding – and will provide examples of how these support structures are embedded into Decision Point! a TESCLE focusing on the African-American civil rights movement that occurred in the USA in the 1960s.

Online publication date: Mon, 26-Jul-2004

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