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* '''Films:''' These provide visual context and thus bring another sense into the learning experience.

* '''Class discussions:''' This technique is used in all of the methods described above. It is one of the most important distinctions of constructivist teaching methods.<ref name="templeedu">[http://www.temple.edu/CETP/temple_teach/CM-struc.html Strategies for Constructivist Teaching] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050920023123/http://www.temple.edu/CETP/temple_teach/CM-struc.html |date=September 20, 2005 }}</ref>

* '''Campus wikis:''' These provide learners with a platform for curating helpful learning resources. <ref>{{citationCite journal|last=Pascoe|first=Michael|last2=Monroe|first2=Forrest|last3=Macfarlane|first3=Helen|date=2018-06-14|title=Taking Constructivism One Step Further: Post Hoc Analysis of a Student-Created Wiki|url=http://mededu.jmir.org/2018/1/e16/|journal=JmirJMIR Medical Education|language=en|volume=4|issue=1|author=Pascoe, Michael|pmid=29903697|pmc=6024102|pages=e16|year=2018|doi=10.2196/mededu.9197|issn=2369-3762}}</ref>

Constructivist approaches can also be used in online learning. For example, tools such as discussion forums, wikis and blogs can enable learners to actively construct knowledge.