Assumption #6 of the constructivist classroom, writes David T, Jones, is that "Teacher's role is interactive, rooted in negotiation." What I've always felt about this perspective is that, by the time you've entered the classroom, most of the decisions have already been made, and you're left negotiating the details, not anything of significance. This is an effect exaggerated in an online environment. Jones writes, "Replace teacher with some of the following terms and ask yourself if the focus is on interaction and negotiation: Moodle, Mahara, the Information Technology Division, university policies, and perspectives of senior management. As I've argued before, the nature of a technology like an LMS (an enterprise information system) and the governance and support processes used to implement that technology within an institution are directly the opposite of interaction and negotiation."
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