sherry turkle

May 1, 2012

1980s, Computers, Constructionism, Epistemology, Learning, Logo, School Reform, Teaching, uncategorized / gary

“The computer can be a partner in a great diversity of relationships. The computer is an expressive medium that different people can make their own in their own way. But people who want to approach the computer in a “non-canonical” style are rarely given the opportunity to do so. They are discouraged by the dominant […]

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October 31, 2011

1990s, Computers, Constructionism, Epistemology, Learning, Teaching, uncategorized / gary

“Since the prevailing image of the computer is that of a logical machine, and since programming is seen as a technical and mathematical activity, the existence of anything but an analytic approach in this area makes a dramatic argument for pluralism. But the computer’s most specific contribution to the critique of canonical styles depends on

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