Marlene Scardamalia is an education researcher, professor at the
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
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University of Toronto
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Contributions
She is considered one of the pioneers in
computer-supported collaborative learning
Computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) is a pedagogical approach wherein learning takes place via social interaction using a computer or through the Internet. This kind of learning is characterized by the sharing and construction of kno ...
. Other areas of research where Scardamalia made contributions are:
* Cognitive development
* Educational uses of computers
* Intentional learning
* The nature of expertise
* Psychology of writing
* Research-based innovation in learning and
knowledge work
Knowledge workers are workers whose main capital is knowledge. Examples include programmers, physicians, pharmacists, architects, engineers, scientists, design thinkers, public accountants, lawyers, editors, and academics, whose job is to "thin ...
* Knowledge innovation.
Since the 1980s she supervised the design, development and research of Computer Supported Intentional Learning Environments (CSILE). The new version of CSILE was renamed
Knowledge Forum and has been used in educational technology since 1996. Knowledge Forum was designed to offer technical support for
Knowledge building theory. It is designed to help
knowledge building communities. From 1996 to 2002, she was the K-12 theme leader for Canada's TeleLearning Network of Centres of Excellence. She is also one of the founders and main researchers of the Institute for Knowledge Innovation and Technology (
IKIT).
Books by Scardamalia
* Scardamalia, M., Bereiter, C. Fillion, B. (1981). Writing for Results: A Sourcebook of Consequential Composing Activities; Curriculum Series; Ontario Institute for Studies in Education(44).
* Bereiter, C. and Scardamalia, M. (1987) The Psychology of Written Composition. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
* Bereiter, C. and Scardamalia, M. (1989). Across the World: Reading Skills Workbook Level 3:2.
* Bereiter, C. and Scardamalia, M. (1993). Surpassing Ourselves: An Inquiry into the Nature and Implications of Expertise.
* Anderson,V., Brown, A., Scardamalia, M., Campione, J. and Bereiter, C. (1995). Continuous assessment (collections for young scholars, masters/grade 3.
* Anderson,V., Brown, A., Scardamalia, M., Campione, J. and Bereiter,C. (1995). Essay and writing assessment (collections for Young scholars, masters/grade 3).
* Bereiter, C., Anderson, A., Brown, A., and Scardamalia, M. (1995). Reproducible Masters - Support for Teacher Tool Cards.
* Koschmann, T., Scardamalia, M., Zimmerman, B.J., and Bereiter, C. (2000). Problem-based Learning: A Research Perspective on Learning Interactions.
Awards
* In 2008, she became the recipient of the
José Vasconcelos World Award of Education for her remarkable contributions in the field of social education, revolutionizing schooling by engaging students more directly and productively in creative work based on knowledge and ideas.
See also
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Carl Bereiter
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Knowledge building
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Knowledge Forum
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IKIT
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OISE
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University of Toronto
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External links
The Institute for Knowledge Innovation and TechnologyThe Ontario Institute for Studies in educationsKnowledge Forum
Further reading
*Scardamalia, M. (2004). Ask the experts: what's the next revolution in education going to be? ideo series Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
Link to video
References
Scadamalia, M (2004). CSILE/Knowledge Forum. In education and Technology: An encyclopedia (pp. 183–192). Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO
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Canadian educators
Canadian women educators
Educational psychologists
Canadian psychologists
Canadian women psychologists
Canadian educational theorists
Academic staff of the University of Toronto
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)