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Thursday, October 28, 2004
Campfires in Cyberspace: Primordial Metaphors for Learning in the 21st Century - David D. Thornburg, Insructional Technology and Distance Learning
Media are not interchangeable - a learner using the Web has a completely different experience from one watching television. Classroom presentations are fundamentally different from videos of the same class. As we use more and more electronic media in education, it is essential that we understand the unique nature of each expressive medium we encounter. This article suggests that learning takes place in four spaces, only a few of which are honored in most schools. It offers new theory for educational systems based on four primordial learning spaces: campfires (information), watering holes (conversation), caves (concept), and life (context).
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