Understanding Digital Learning from the Perspective of Systems Dynamics

Vol. 6 No. 3

Year: 2009

 Issue: October-December

Title	: Understanding Digital Learning from the Perspective of Systems Dynamics
Author Name	: Ayse Kok
Synopsis	:
The System Dynamics approach can be seen as a new way of understanding dynamical phenonema (natural, physical, biological, etc.) that occur in our daily lives taking into consideration not only single pairs of cause-effect variables, but the functioning of the system as a whole. This approach also provides the students with a new understanding in learning. This conceptual paper discusses how various online learning tools promote systems thinking and concludes that they not only bring the subject-related concepts to life, but also help especially the visual learners to see the reactions in easy schematics so that the related thought process is made simpler.