John Dewey’s pedagogy is predicated on the rejection of the prevailing behaviorist theory and the formulation of a reactionary theory that sought to avoid the pitfalls of behaviorism with a radical approach (Quay & Seaman, 2013). To Dewey, behaviorism was a crude one-dimensional attempt at reducing the complex educational principles and processes into a straight-jacketed concept (Xyst, 2016). In particular, Dewey contended that the basic premise that the learner is a passive recipient of knowledge incapable of forming and sustaining a symbiotic relationship with the educator is flawed (Ouellette-Schramm, 2015). Even at the most basic level of education, Dewey argued that the learner is capable of either indirectly impacting on the educator’s
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To Dewey, education is premised within a social-cultural context upon which it should be understood and appreciated. Where an educational system and attendant processes fail to appreciate and consider the societal context within which they occur the educational process is fatally flawed and fails to meet the aspirations and expectations of the society (Xyst, 2016). Additionally, Dewey argues that students serve as active participant in the education system with a significant role to play in development and execution of curriculum, policies, and education regulations. Rather than act as passive recipients, an active student incentivizes, motivates, and impacts on the educational system resulting in positive development of the system (Quay & Seaman, …show more content…
Firstly, the perception of student as active participants would require that online education is premised in a manner that requires constant and continuous interaction between the learner, the content, and the educator (Xyst, 2016). Activities like podcast by educators that require students to provide feedback or critical analysis, engaging students in webinar series, and regular critique essays maintains the students interest in the course and incentivizes them to pursue the course to finish (Miettinen,
To Dewey, education is premised within a social-cultural context upon which it should be understood and appreciated. Where an educational system and attendant processes fail to appreciate and consider the societal context within which they occur the educational process is fatally flawed and fails to meet the aspirations and expectations of the society (Xyst, 2016). Additionally, Dewey argues that students serve as active participant in the education system with a significant role to play in development and execution of curriculum, policies, and education regulations. Rather than act as passive recipients, an active student incentivizes, motivates, and impacts on the educational system resulting in positive development of the system (Quay & Seaman, …show more content…
Firstly, the perception of student as active participants would require that online education is premised in a manner that requires constant and continuous interaction between the learner, the content, and the educator (Xyst, 2016). Activities like podcast by educators that require students to provide feedback or critical analysis, engaging students in webinar series, and regular critique essays maintains the students interest in the course and incentivizes them to pursue the course to finish (Miettinen,