MS 311 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: John Dewey, Progressive Education, Media Play
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Subject: technology as context to support learning-by-doing. Learning by doing refers to a theory of education expounded by american philosopher john dewey. He theorized that learning should be relevant and practical, not just passive and theoretical. He implemented this idea by setting up the university of. His views have been important in establishing practices of progressive education. Technology, on the other hand, is the collection of techniques, skills, methods, and processes used in the production of goods or services or in the accomplishment of objectives, such as scientific investigation. Learning-by-doing is a relevant theory that needs to be applied in education so that learners know how to learn what is real and apply it to life. What is learned in school should be applied in real life. Technology helps a lot in the idea of learning-by-doing because it is our partner in making things easier.