Situated Learning

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Author(s): Susan Gebhard (University of North Carolina at Pembroke, USA)
Copyright: 2008
Pages: 4
Source title: Encyclopedia of Information Technology Curriculum Integration
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Lawrence A. Tomei (Robert Morris University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-881-9.ch120

Keywords: Education / Educational Technologies / Information Science Reference / Instructional Design

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In his work, The Advancement of Learning (1605), Sir Francis Bacon observed, “Man seeketh in society comfort, use, and protection.” Humans have historically looked to situations in which they interact with one another to inform ideas about culture, morals, and ambition. Plato philosophized that education was the key to the betterment of society, but such a society was possible only if people worked together for a common good. In the Judeo-Christian tradition, believers are called to interact within community. The traditional shema affirms the communal nature of humankind and the role that context and social interaction are to play in the preservation and transmission of values.

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