Majority of learners in our classrooms are digital natives or Millennials--a category of learners who tend toward independence and autonomy in their learning styles. The primary challenges then facing instructors include: How do digital natives learn and how do you teach them? The answers to these questions will help instructors to: (a) identify…

Considers the goal of creating communities of learners and how to integrate technology with learning. Highlights include cognitive apprenticeships; qualities of meaningful learning, including constructivism and collaboration; assumptions about technology, including knowledge construction; proper roles for technology; and how to support meaningful…

Considers ways to reform social studies education, beginning with preservice teacher education. Topics include constructivism, appropriate use of technology, modeling, reflecting, active student involvement, developing a community of learners, and student attitudes regarding preservice teacher education. (LRW)