信息时代的学习与课程

Learning and Curriculum in Information Age

对信息时代学习的探索,建立在两个基础上:一是对于学习及其支持系统(特别是课程)的历史发展的考察,特别是对工业时代学校范型和学习形态的反思;二是对于学习的前沿研究。信息时代的学习,应是指向学科/学习领域的任务或者共同体的种种文化实践等活动,这种学习是真实的、情境性的,也是定制化的。相应的课程支持系统须融合基础性的标准和多样化的选择。学习环境呈现出资源丰富、校内外一体、开放的状态。这种学习与课程,将学习者放在一个探索者、建构者、实践者、创造者的位置上,因而更能适应信息时代对于知识工作的根本要求,也利于更好地发展学习者的潜能。

The examination of historical development of learning and its supportive system, especially the reflection on learning in school in industrial age, and latest research on learning constitute jointly the basis of construction of learning in information age. The learning in and for information age is characterized by task-based learning activities in subject or learning areas or cultural activities in learning community or community of practice. The learning is authentic, situated, and customized. As supporting system, corresponding curriculum will incorporate fundamental standards and multiple choices, thus the learning environments being open, integrating rich resources in and out of school. Such learning and curriculum regards learners as explorer, constructor, practitioner and creator and is therefore adaptive to the requirement to knowledge work in information age and beneficial to potentials developments of all learners.