Navigating the Pedagogical Space for Knowledge Building Classrooms

Showcasing the design and implementation of knowledge building pedagogy, this book for educators and education researchers illuminates this future-oriented instructional and learning approach.

Seng Chee Tan is Associate Dean (Graduate Education by Research), Office of Graduate Studies and Professional Learning, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University. His research interests include knowledge building and the use of emerging technologies for education.

Section A: Introduction to Knowledge Building 1. Why Knowledge Building? 2. Images of Knowledge Building Classrooms 3. Design Principles of Knowledge Building 4. Technologies for Knowledge Building 5. Designing Knowledge Building Classrooms Section B: Navigating Challenges of Designing and Implementing Knowledge Building 6. Knowledge Building and Learning 7. Principle-Based Versus Procedural-Based Lesson Design 8. Knowledge Building and School Curriculum 9. Developing Student Epistemic Agency 10. Collaboration for Knowledge Building 11. Teacher Learning, Professional Development, and Knowledge Building 12. Knowledge Building of Knowledge Building