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Kazak, Sibel; Wegerif, Rupert; Fujita, Taro – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2015
We argue that dialogic theory, inspired by the Russian scholar Mikhail Bakhtin, has a distinct contribution to the analysis of the genesis of understanding in the mathematics classroom. We begin by contrasting dialogic theory to other leading theoretical approaches to understanding conceptual development in mathematics influenced by Jean Piaget…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Educational Theories, Perspective Taking, Problem Solving
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McCorkle, Ben; Halasek, Kay; Clinnin, Kaitlin; Selfe, Cynthia L. – Composition Studies, 2016
This article recounts the experiences of a team of faculty, graduate students, and instructional technologists facilitating Rhetorical Composing, a writing-focused Massive Open Online Course (MOOC). When first offering the MOOC, we recognized quickly that we needed to emphasize the global makeup of our learning cohort to foster a stronger sense of…
Descriptors: Rhetoric, Writing (Composition), Online Courses, Large Group Instruction