EDU 630 - Strategies for Online Instruction

Part 3 of the book Effective Online Teaching, focuses on cognitive scaffolding tools to enhance, augment and extend thinking processes (2011).

In education, the use of information, computers, and the Internet as a form of blended technology has been receiving increased attention and consideration. Additionally, increasing attention is being paid toward a scaffolding mechanism that can be integrated into science classrooms in order to solve technological challenges (2019).

Instructional Scaffolding is a learning process designed to promote a deeper level of learning and asynchronous learning involves learning via e-mails, blogs etc. The study was conducted in the urban area of Assam, India aimed to find out the effects of Online Technology Based Scaffolding (OTBS)on the asynchronous learning performance in relations to self-efficacy and persistence of school student (2019).

Chapter 7 from Lyn Sharratt, in the book Perspectives on Transitions in Schooling and Instructional Practice (2013).

One of the most highly cited articles discussing scaffolding, useful to understand the history of the concept (2004).

Complex learning aims at the integration of knowledge, skills, and attitudes; the coordination of qualitatively different constituent skills; and the transfer of what is learned to daily life or work settings. Recent instructional theories stress authentic learning tasks as the driving force for learning; but due to the complexity of those tasks, learning may be hampered by the limited processing capacity of the human mind. In this article we present a framework for scaffolding practice and just-in-time information presentation, aiming to control cognitive load effectively. We briefly describe a design model for complex learning consistent with cognitive load theory. Theoretical and practical implications of the presented framework are discussed (2003).