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Is LAMS just for didactic teaching of a fixed group (eg, a class of 25-30) at a set time?

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Is LAMS just for didactic teaching of a fixed group (eg, a class of 25-30) at a set time?

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No, there are a wide range of potential uses of LAMS with large and small groups, in one or many different locations, and with didactic, constructivist and other approaches to teaching. Even since the earliest trials in 2003, Kemnal Technology College have examples of “homework” type use of LAMS which is not synchronous, as well as a wide range of synchronous lab based exercises with whole classes or small groups. While LAMS does not have a simple didactic focus, it does rely on teachers to structure potential students activities (even when the structure is a flexible set of options), and when group work is a requirement, someone has to help structure the collaboration. In schools, this is often easiest if the teacher provides a structure to facilitate when and how collaboration is done, hence the value of the LAMS authoring environment.

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