Module 2 Blog
Responses to Blog #2
Laine Pagan http://lainepagan.blogspot.com
Jesus Berrios www.blogberrios.blogspot.com
I agree with Bill Kerr, about not using _isms as a blinker, but as a filter (Kerr, 2007). A blinker would mean that you are going in a specific direction, but a filter could mean that you were going to use parts of each learning theory. This also goes along with Karl Kapp's idea that all of the learning theories have useful parts to them and can be used at different levels of learning (Kapp, 2007).
I agree with both of these blogs. Students do not all learn the same way and they are not all on the same level. Also, different lessons or assignments may require a different learning theory. If a student needs to lean a specific behavior or needs to memorize something simple, behaviorism would work well. If a student needed to take information and make it into a research paper, another learning theory would be used, depending on what the research paper needed to cover. I think teachers use parts of the different leaning theories throughout a course each year.
Kapp, K. (2007, January 2). Out and about: Discussion on educational schools of thought. Retrieved from http://karlkapp.blogspot.com/2007/01/out-and-about-discussion-on-educational.html
Kerr, B. (2007, January 1). _isms as filter, not blinker. Retrieved from http://billkerr2.blogspot.com/2007/01/isms-as-filters-not-blinker.html
Monday, March 29, 2010
Monday, March 15, 2010
7105 Learning Theory and Educational Technology
Responses to Blog 1
Angela Finley
http://finleylearningtheory.blogspot.com
Jane Dewitt
http://janedewitt.blogspot.com
Module 1 Blog
Topic number 2
According to Driscoll, the critical elements of a learning theory include results, means, and inputs. Results are the changes that are expected to take place. The means are what causes the change to take place. The inputs involve the actual resources used to cause the learning to happen. All three of these are needed to come up with any learning theory (Driscoll, 2005).
When looking at the different learning theories such as behaviorism, constructivism, and cognitivism, they should all include results, means, and inputs. I believe Driscoll covered all that is needed very well, when looking at a learning theory. The change that takes place is very important and is an observable result. The processes involved in the change are also important along with the resources used to help cause the behavior to occur (Driscoll, 2005)
The five questions in Siemen's article appear to cover everything needed to explain learning theories, however, the actual end behavior that is the result of the learning is not discussed. How, what factors, memory, transfer, and types of learning are covered very well. This covers the processes and inputs. I think another question should be answered that looks at the specific behavior expected. This would have made the information more complete.
Driscoll, M. P. (2005). Psychology of learning for instruction (3rd ed.). Boston: Pearson Education, Inc.
Siemens, G. (2008, January 27). Learning and knowing in networks: Changing roles for educators and designers. Paper presented to ITFORUM. Retrieved from http:it.coe.uga.edu/itforum/Paper105/Siemens.pdf
This link is good for the different heories of learning.
http://oswaldoipc.wordpress.com/2007/06/29/theories-for-learning-tefl-methodology
This link looks at learning from something thatis acquired or some behavior that is changed.
http://johnmill.wordpress.com/2010/02/23/on-metaphor
Responses to Blog 1
Angela Finley
http://finleylearningtheory.blogspot.com
Jane Dewitt
http://janedewitt.blogspot.com
Module 1 Blog
Topic number 2
According to Driscoll, the critical elements of a learning theory include results, means, and inputs. Results are the changes that are expected to take place. The means are what causes the change to take place. The inputs involve the actual resources used to cause the learning to happen. All three of these are needed to come up with any learning theory (Driscoll, 2005).
When looking at the different learning theories such as behaviorism, constructivism, and cognitivism, they should all include results, means, and inputs. I believe Driscoll covered all that is needed very well, when looking at a learning theory. The change that takes place is very important and is an observable result. The processes involved in the change are also important along with the resources used to help cause the behavior to occur (Driscoll, 2005)
The five questions in Siemen's article appear to cover everything needed to explain learning theories, however, the actual end behavior that is the result of the learning is not discussed. How, what factors, memory, transfer, and types of learning are covered very well. This covers the processes and inputs. I think another question should be answered that looks at the specific behavior expected. This would have made the information more complete.
Driscoll, M. P. (2005). Psychology of learning for instruction (3rd ed.). Boston: Pearson Education, Inc.
Siemens, G. (2008, January 27). Learning and knowing in networks: Changing roles for educators and designers. Paper presented to ITFORUM. Retrieved from http:it.coe.uga.edu/itforum/Paper105/Siemens.pdf
This link is good for the different heories of learning.
http://oswaldoipc.wordpress.com/2007/06/29/theories-for-learning-tefl-methodology
This link looks at learning from something thatis acquired or some behavior that is changed.
http://johnmill.wordpress.com/2010/02/23/on-metaphor
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