mindtool
English
Etymology
mind + tool
Noun
mindtool (plural mindtools)
- (education) A tool, such as a computer, that can be used to extend cognitive function.
- 2001, Mahbub Syed, Wcs Icimade Conference Proceedings Distance Learning and Multimedia (page 97)
- VR technology was used as a delivery medium conveying a message rather than a mindtool with which the subjects enhance higher order thinking skills.
- 2009, Lawrence A. Tomei, Lexicon of Online and Distance Learning (page 151)
- When used to scaffold information, mindtools reduce the cognitive load on learners and allow them to engage in critical thinking.
- 2001, Mahbub Syed, Wcs Icimade Conference Proceedings Distance Learning and Multimedia (page 97)