Theoretical Foundations of Learning Environments

David Jonassen is Curators’ Professor at the University of Missouri.Susan Land is Associate Professor of Education and Professor-in-Charge of the Instructional Systems program at Penn State University.

"This second edition has been fully updated to include contemporary thinking on learning theory. The book is well suited as a textbook for courses in instructional design, educational psychology, learning theory, curriculum theory and design, and related areas." ― Educational Media International

• Preface Part 1: Overview1. Student-Centered Learning Environments: Foundations, Assumptions and DesignSusan Land, The Pennsylvania State UniversityMichael Hannafin, University of GeorgiaKevin Oliver, North Carolina State University Part 2: Theoretical Perspectives for Learning Environments2. From Practice Fields to Communities of PracticeSasha Barab, Arizona State UniversityThomas Duffy, Indiana University3. Designing Model-Based Learning Environments to Support Mental Models for Learning Pablo Pirnay-DummerDirk IfenthalerNorbert M. SeelAlbert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, Germany4. Conceptual Change David JonassenMatthew EasterUniversity of Missouri5. Argumentation and Student-Centered Learning EnvironmentsE. Michael Nussbaum, University of Nevada-Las Vegas6. Theory and Practice of Case-Based Learning AidsJanet L. Kolodner, Georgia Institute of TechnologyBrian Dorn, University of HartfordJakita Owensby Thomas, Spelman CollegeMark Guzdial, Georgia Institute of Technology7. Metacognition and Self-Regulated Learning in Student-Centered Learning EnvironmentsRoger AzevedoReza F. BehnaghMelissa DuffyJason M. HarleyGregory TrevorsMcGill University8. Embodied Cognition and Learning Environment DesignJohn B. BlackAyelet SegalJonathan VitaleCameron FadjoTeacher’s College of Colombia University9. Everyday expertise: Learning within and across formal and informal settings Heather Toomey Zimmerman, The Pennsylvania State UniversityPhillip Bell, University of Washington10. Activity Theory in the Learning TechnologiesBen DeVane, University of FloridaKurt Squire, University of Wisconsin-Madison11. Learning Communities: Theoretical Foundations for Making ConnectionsJanette R. Hill, University of Georgia12. What is a community of practice and how can we support it?Christopher Hoadley, New York UniversityPart 3: Theoretical Perspective for Investigating Learning Environments13. Learning Environments as Emergent Phenomena: Theoretical and Methodological Implications of ComplexityMichael Jacobson, University of SydneyManu Kapur, Nanyang Technological UniversityAuthor IndexSubject Index