Contribution-oriented pedagogy

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Introduction

The concept is also known under other names, e.g. “A Contributing Student Pedagogy (CSP) is a pedagogy that encourages students to contribute to the learning of others and to value the contributions of others.” (Hamer et al. 2008).

See also:

• contribution-oriented pedagogy
• Community of practice
• Community of learning
• Knowledge-building community model
• Connectivism

Benefits

Hamer et al. (2008) , in their literature review, conclude that contributing Student Pedagogies are attractive for a variety of complementary reasons:

• adaptivity to the diversity of learner needs and abilities,
• requiring deep learning and interaction with course material in a variety of ways — selecting, filtering, creating, presenting, reviewing, responding to feedback, etc.
• shifting of power relations to more closely mirror those practiced in the computing industry and in research.
• encouragement of independent learning, to develop self-monitoring and control
• engagement in social interaction to develop social skills,
• valuing contributions to counteract the feeling of being passive recipient in education.