Blog 7
Blog Post Week 7 After looking through the readings there was one idea that stood out to me, learning is no longer just an individual process it’s something we build together as online users within our own digital environments. Both Cefa (2023) and Stahl (2021) focus on how technology is evolving and changing where and how students learn. One part of the readings I connected with is the shift from individual learning to collaborative knowledge building. Stahl (2021) argues that learning happens through interaction and what he labels group cognition, understanding develops through discussion and collective thinking rather than singular thought. A strong example of this is the Virtual Math Teams (VMT) project, where students worked together online to solve maths problems. Instead of learning individually, they built understanding through group interaction. This shows how digital platforms can support deeper learning when collaboration is the main driver of education....