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  1. Learning Technologies and Educational Psychology Department, the University of Missouri, Missouri

    David H. Jonassen (Distinguished Professor)

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David Jonassen [Jonassen@missouri.edu] is Distinguished Professor in the Learning Technologies and Educational Psychology Department at the University of Missouri.

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Jonassen, D.H. A Constructivist's Perspective on Functional Contextualism. EDUCATION TECH RESEARCH DEV 54, 43–47 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-006-6493-3

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