With the fading monopoly of the industrial mode of production and the emergence of the “information revolution,” modern technology has pervaded almost every aspect of human life. In education, however, information technology has yet to find a place, despite the unceasing attempts to “fit” it into the existing educational system. The paper argues that the industrial mode of production was succes...

The paper argues that although the object-oriented programming (OOP) paradigm is appropriate for students taking programming modules on Higher Education (HE) software engineering course, this paradigm is not as relevant for students from other courses who study programming modules. It is also asserts that adopting another paradigm when teaching programming to non-software engineering students n...

This chapter looks at the relationship of two historically and institutionally related research communities: Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) and the Learning Sciences (LS). It presents them from the perspective of the author as a participant in those communities during the past 20 years. It reviews the institutional history of their relationship within the International Society...

This chapter looks at the relationship of two historically and institutionally related research communities: Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) and the Learning Sciences (LS). It presents them from the perspective of the author as a participant in those communities during the past twenty years. It reviews the institutional history of their relationship within the International Soc...

This paper proposes a modeling framework for learning and instructional design from the viewpoint of ontological engineering. One of the characteristics of this framework is a theory/paradigm-independent ontology for modeling learning/instruction. This paper discusses how our modeling framework with the theory/paradigm-independent ontology contributes to modeling learning and instruction from a...

With the close of the twentieth century, the software production paradigm is changing. Software production trends are discussed that will help educational institutions meet the needs

My work over the past 30 years has been to take what seemed to me the best theory of human mental development –Piaget's—and try to draw its educational implications. Those implications have grown into a general educational paradigm that I have called constructivist education. Taking Piaget's epistemological and psychological theory as an example of theory inspiring educators, we can point to ma...

A new design process paradigm that explicitly considers maintenance is described. The paradigm is ideally suited for planning and design of sustainable systems, systems designed to last indefinitely. To explicitly consider maintenance the engineer must be aware of materials deterioration, damage modes, and inspection technology constraints and capabilities. Problems with existing nuclear power ...