Situated learning

Definition

Meaningful learning will only take place if it is embedded in the social and physical context within which it will be used. (Oliver, 2000)

Examples

• [Deconstructing the Classroom: Situated learning on the Great Barrier Reef.]

References

Brown, J.S., Collins, A. and Duguid, P. (1989). Situated cognition and the culture of learning. Educational Researcher, 18(1), 32-41.

Lave, J. and E. Wenger (1991), Situated learning. Legitimate peripheral participation, Cambridge University Press.

Oliver, R. & J. Herrington (2000), Using Situated Learning as Design Strategy for Web-Based Learning, in B. Abbey, Instructional and Cognitive Impacts of Web-Based Education, 178-191.