Resources

I. Theories and Theorists	II. Virtual Library Research Tools
General resources Ausubel Bandura Behaviorism Bruner Cognitive Information Processing Constructivism Piaget Schema Theory Vygotsky	Indiana University Libraries Other Libraries Professional Associations Other Resources

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I. Theories and theorists

General resources on learning and cognition

• Theory Into Practice Database
• Theoretical Sources [for learning and cognition]
• About Learning
• What's the Big Idea? Learning Theories

Ausubel

• Subsumption Theory

Bandura

• Social Learning Theory
• Observational Learning

Behaviorism

• The Basics of Behaviorism
• About Skinner
• Operant Conditioning & Behaviorism
• Behaviorism History & John Watson
• The Behavioral System

Bruner

• Overview

Cognitive information processing

• The Cognitive System

Constructivism

• Building an Understanding of Constructivism
• Constructivism:About 70 articles written by a number of renowned constructivists
• Constructivism
  
• Constructivism

Piaget

• Biography
• Genetic Epistemology
• Jean Piaget Archives
• Cognitive Development Applications

Schema Theory

• Schema Theory (drawn from D’Andrade 1995)
• ASL - Abstract Schema Language

Vygotsky

• Social Development Theory
• Zone of Proximal Development
• Vygotsky
• Social Constructivism
• Vygotsky
• Vygotsky's Developmental Theories and the Adulthood of Computer Mediated Communication: A Comparison and an Illumination.

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II. Virtual Library/Research Tools

Indiana University Libraries

• Library Resources and Services for Distance Education Students
• IU Education Library
• Indexes to Journal and Newspaper Articles at IU
• IU Bloomington Libraries
• IUCAT: IU Libraries' Online Catalog

Other libraries

• Distance Education Library
• Education Virtual Library
• EINet Galaxy
• Internet Public Library
• Virtual Reference Desk
  
• WWW Virtual Library

Professional associations

• American Association for Higher Education
• American Center for the Study of Distance Education
• American Educational Research Association
• American Psychological Association
• American Psychological Society
• Cognitive Science Society
• National Education Association
• United States Distance Learning Association
• Web of Asynchronous Learning Networks

Other resources

• AskERIC (Education Information)
• ERIC Clearinghouse Bookstore
• Indiana College Network
• Merriam-Webster Dictionary
• Tools for On-Line Learning

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