Social-Constructivism: Futuristic Sphere for eLearning in HEIs

Abstract

Under the theory of #x2018;objectivism#x2019; a teacher is #x2018;sage-on-the-stage#x2019; where student is passive while teacher is active and whatever is delivered by the teacher is accepted by the student unquestionably. However, in #x2018;constructivism#x2019; learning environment a teacher is supposed to play the role of #x2018;guide-on-theside#x2019; thereby giving more space and place to the students for learning by themselves and on their own. There is mushrooming research on the mundane roles of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in the learning environments. Research reveals that networking technologies and social software has created the opportunities to shift from traditional and biblical models of teaching through objectivism to the new styles of learning under the models of cognitive and social constructivism. This paper is effort to trace the milestones on the way from objectivism to constructivism particularly in the higher education institutions (HEIs).