Community-Based Learning: The Core Competency of Residential, Research-Based Universities

Traditionally, universities focus primarily on instructionist teaching. Such an understanding has been criticized from theoretical and practical points of view. We believe that "socio-cultural theories of learning" and the concepts of "social capital" and "social creativity&...

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Published inInternational journal of computer-supported collaborative learning Vol. 2; no. 1; pp. 9 - 40
Main Authors Fischer, Gerhard, Rohde, Markus, Wulf, Volker
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Springer 01.03.2007
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Case Studies
College Role
Colleges & universities
Colorado
Communities of Practice
Computer Science
Computer Science Education
Computer Uses in Education
Cooperative Learning
Curricula
Curriculum Development
Educational Environment
Educational Innovation
Foreign Countries
Germany
Interdisciplinary Approach
Learning
Learning Theories
School Community Relationship
Social Capital
Student Research
Studies
Teaching Methods
Theory Practice Relationship
Colorado
Germany
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Summary:Traditionally, universities focus primarily on instructionist teaching. Such an understanding has been criticized from theoretical and practical points of view. We believe that "socio-cultural theories of learning" and the concepts of "social capital" and "social creativity" hold considerable promise as a theoretical base for the repositioning of universities in the knowledge society. To illustrate our assumption, we provide case studies from the University of Colorado and the University of Siegen. These cases indicate how approaches to community-based learning can be integrated into a curriculum of applied computer science. We also discuss the role these didactical concepts can play within a practice-oriented strategy of regional innovation.
ISSN:1556-1607
1556-1615
DOI:10.1007/s11412-007-9009-1