1. OLEs (Open Learning Environments) are learning contexts that provide resources, tools, and scaffolds to support learners as they work to understand problems and generate knowledge. They allow learners to take an active role in determining what, when, and how they learn.
2. Key features of OLEs include empowering learners, social construction of knowledge, use of technology scaffolds, and leveraging learners' prior experiences. Learners are intrinsically motivated and collaborate with others to build understanding from multiple perspectives.
3. Effective OLEs provide problem contexts relevant to learners' lives, conceptual scaffolds, and opportunities to test and revise understanding using technology tools for seeking, organizing, and
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