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Citation link: https://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:46-00104143-13
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Bringing Technology to Studentsâ Proximity: A Sociocultural Account of Technology-Based Learning Projects


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Authors: Mukama, Evode 
Abstract: 
This paper depicts a study carried out in Rwanda concerning university students who participated in a contest to produce short documentary films. The purpose of this research is to conceptualize these kinds of technology-based learning projects (TBLPs) through a sociocultural perspective. The methodology included focus-group discussions and field notes to collect empirical data. The findings reveal that the more educational technologies capture objects of learning positioned in the studentsâ sociocultural proximity, the more focused the learnersâ attention is on these objects. The study shows also that a change in learning projects may depend to a large extent on whether the technology relates to the studentsâ sociocultural proximity, that is, taking into consideration studentsâ physical, cultural, and contextual real world. The study recommends a community of learning/inquiry embedded in a collaborative, problem-solving dynamic involving cognitive support from peers, teachers, external specialists, and the wider community.
Keywords: Community of learning/inquiry; technology-based learning project; sociocultural proximity; Rwanda; ICT in education; knowledge construction
Issue Date: 2014
Journal/Edited collection: International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training (IJRVET) 
Issue: 2
Type: Artikel/Aufsatz
ISSN: 2197-8646
Secondary publication: no
URN: urn:nbn:de:gbv:46-00104143-13
Institution: Universität Bremen 
Faculty: Fachbereich 12: Erziehungs- und Bildungswissenschaften (FB 12) 
Institute: ITB - Institut Technik und Bildung 
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