Philosophical Guidelines for the Social Studies: Enhancing Intelligence with Digital Tools and Artifacts

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Author(s): Daniel W. Stuckart (Lehman College/CUNY, USA)
Copyright: 2014
Pages: 18
Source title: Academic Knowledge Construction and Multimodal Curriculum Development
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Douglas J. Loveless (James Madison University, USA), Bryant Griffith (Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, USA), Margaret E. Bérci (College of Staten Island-CUNY, USA), Evan Ortlieb (Monash University, Australia)and Pamela M. Sullivan (James Madison University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-4797-8.ch004

Keywords: Curriculum Development and Instructional Design / Education / Information Science Reference / Instructional Design

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The purpose of this chapter is to place the use of Digital Tools and Artifacts (DTAs) within the context of John Dewey’s philosophy, and along the way, articulate guidelines for integrating technology in the Social Studies. Despite persistent calls for the integration of DTAs, social studies researchers still report low-level cognitive uses and overwhelmingly traditional teaching methods. By constructing a philosophical framework based on Deweyan thought, one can test research and ideas, perhaps leading to the more purposeful and effective use of these tools and artifacts in teaching and learning. Philosophy is an instrument for criticizing and reconstructing human activities, and scholars belatedly credit Dewey as a pioneer in the technology branch.

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