Share Paper: How Constructivist Is That? Three Mental Models Shaping Learning Designs in Enterprise Systems

  1. David W. Price, Concordia University, Canada
  2. Saul Carliner, Concordia University, Canada
Tuesday, June 23 1:50 PM-2:10 PM Salon Jarry

Abstract: Course management systems (CMS) are commonly used to deliver e-learning in higher education. Valued for improving efficiency, typical CMS use focuses on using a few features to support one-way transmission of information from instructors to students. This study examines data from three case studies of teaching professional writing using CMSs in universities. Based on an analysis of each course, three mental models were inferred for the instructors who designed them: the library, the classroom, and the action centre. The library was a quiet place for self study. The classroom encouraged processing of content through structured discussion, and detailed assignment guidelines ...