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The purpose of this site is to provide practical resources for implementing knowledge building in education. This site describes what is known about implementing knowledge building in education, and invites collaboration to study areas where further knowledge is needed. Our aim is to put this approach directly in the hands of teachers and students by providing:
- Explanations of the principles behind knowledge building
- Translations of key research findings into practical ideas
- Access to resources for implementing knowledge building
- Tutorials on knowledge building
- Opportunities to respond to information
What is Knowledge Building?
“Knowledge building” refers to how a community advances its current knowledge. It involves figuring out what the limits of knowledge in a community are, and working to advance beyond those limits by means of discussions, investigations, and synthesis and evaluation of ideas. Students may use a variety of educational tools, but the most important among them is the “knowledge-base,” an online environment where students work on their ideas.
Knowledge building is considered useful for developing 21st century skills, including working in teams, learning how to learn, dealing with novel situations, and using IT for learning. Wikipedia entry
Research Groups, Centers, and Programs
- Institute for Knowledge Innovation and Technology (Toronto)
- Knowledge Building Teacher Network (Hong Kong)
- Stoas Professional Masters in Learning and Innovation (Wageningen)
- Spreading Ideas (LSL, Singapore)
- Knowledge Media Research Center (Tuebingen)
- CRADLE (Helsinki)
- Center for Learning Sciences and Technology (OU, Netherlands)
- Epistemic Games
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