Ed Valenz
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Consulting |
| Occupation | Blogger |
| Location | San Antonio, Texas, United States |
| Introduction | I believe Discovery Learning is the paramount Constructivist learning theory because learners apply their prior experiences and existing knowledge to inquire and discover new facts. Discovery Learning encourages active engagement, promotes motivation, autonomy, responsibility, and independence. Technology facilitates discovery learning. |
| Interests | Education, New Technologies, Virtual Worlds, Translation and Languages |
| Favorite movies | The Grapes of Wrath by John Ford, Forrest Gump by Robert Zemeckis, Modern Times by Charlie Chaplin, Pink Floyd The Wall by Alan Parker, I am Cuba by Mikhail Kalatozov |
| Favorite music | Blues: Koko Taylor, Joe Bonamassa, Leslie West, B.B. King, Eric Clapton, Big Maceo, Buddy Guy, Freddy King, Beth Hart, etc. |
| Favorite books | My Bondage and My Freedom by Frederick Douglass, The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez, Capital: Critique of Political Economy, by Karl Marxm, The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith, On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin, Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire |