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Information is about nouns; learning is about verbs. The Sugar interface, in its departure from the desktop metaphor for computing, is the first serious attempt to create a user interface that is based on both cognitive and social constructivism: learners should engage in authentic exploration and collaboration. It is based on three very simple principles about what makes us human: (1) everyone is a teacher and a learner; (2) humans by their nature are social beings; and (3) humans by their nature are expressive. These are the pillars of a user experience for learning.  

Information is about nouns; learning is about verbs. The Sugar interface, in its departure from the desktop metaphor for computing, is the first serious attempt to create a user interface that is based on both cognitive and social constructivism: learners should engage in authentic exploration and collaboration. It is based on three very simple principles about what makes us human:  

# everyone is a teacher and a learner;  

# humans by their nature are social beings; and  

# humans by their nature are expressive. These are the pillars of a user experience for learning.  

Sugar also considers two aphorisms: (1) you learn through doing, so if you want more learning you want more doing; and (2) love is a better master than duty—you want people to engage in things that are authentic to them, things that they love.

Sugar also considers two aphorisms:  

# you learn through doing, so if you want more learning you want more doing; and  

# love is a better master than duty—you want people to engage in things that are authentic to them, things that they love.

The Sugar platform is characterized by three attributes:

The Sugar platform is characterized by three attributes: