My thought process in creating this comic strip was to focus more on the thoughts and feelings of students, as well as the language that would be present in a Constructivist classroom using technology. I was limited by free options offered by the Pixton platform which is why there is not a lot of technology present in the comic. If it were available, I would have had students holding their iPad’s. a preview of the Wiki displayed on the interactive whiteboard, and students at various seating arrangements to encourage collaboration (beanbags, circle table, chairs, standing desks, outdoor seating).

I think my comic strip demonstrates a Constructivist classroom using technology as it:

• provides a framework to learn from others using group collaboration.
• presents students with an opportunity to establish their understanding of dinosaurs, then encountering new ideas and new perspectives from other groups in their class.
• requires students to evaluate new information while monitoring the “Comments” section and reassess what they know.

I tried to highlight a classroom task where knowledge is constructed by the individual and is dynamic and changing, rather than something that is finite and complete (Harasim, 2017).

References

Harasim, L. (2017). Learning Theory and Online Technologies. Taylor & Francis Group. ProQuest Ebook Central. http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/csuau/detail.action?docID=4865772.