Module 2 Assignment

Being that there are many aspects of –isms, there are also vast views that anyone can accept and there are many views that one begs to differ.  As I read the blogs between Karl Kapp (http://www.kaplaneduneering.com/kappnotes/index.php/2007/01/out-and-about-discussion-on-educational/) and Bill Kerr (http://billkerr2.blogspot.com/2007/01/isms-as-filter-not-blinker.html there are  different -isms that have diverse beliefs and many ways at looking at their theories which is entirely up to the individuals way of exploring that concept.  Kapp (2007) states that “The issue many forget is that “learning” is not one thing…it is a multi-layered word that tends to get treated as if it were just one thing…and it’s not. It is multi-facetted and that is why developing new models for “learning” is so difficult…there are too many levels for one school of thought or one model to do it all.” With this in mind one can articulate many possibilities from learning theories.  According to Boese (2011) “By relying on someone else’s theory, we shut out new possibilities. I will move forward looking at isms as possibilities, not rules, to discovery.”  Theorists have the right to argue ones theory but it is entirely up to the individual learner to accept and reuse their views.  From Skinner to today’s followers there will always be a deeper understanding as time moves forward where congnitivism and behaviorism is concerned. As I look at it, it makes one ask the question “What is the –ism to your understanding?”

Kerr, B. (2007, January 1). _isms as filter, not blinker [Web log post]. Retrieved from http://billkerr2.blogspot.com/2007/01/isms-as-filter-not-blinker.html

Kapp, K. (2007, January 2). Out and about: Discussion on educational schools of thought [Web log post]. Retrieved from http://www.kaplaneduneering.com/kappnotes/index.php/2007/01/out-and-about-discussion-on-educational/

Boese, M. (2011, September 30).  Ism consideration over regulation: cognitivism and behaviorism.  Retrieved from http://mboese.blogspot.com/2011/09/ism-consideration-over-regulation.html

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Regina Malz http://educationaltechnologyrm.blogspot.com

Amanda Langston  www.langstoneducationaltechnology.blogspot.com

      

Module 1 Assignment

What are your beliefs about how people learn best? What is the purpose of learning theory in educational technology?

How we learn is a method that baffles the mind.  The way I see learning is intriguing.  It is a read, study, recognition, repetition, and memory type concept.  My belief is that people learn best when there is a positive environment that provides sufficient educational tools that will support the methods of what is being learned.  Learning is the process by which we incorporate ideas and information into our memories (http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/methods/theories/).

From a professional theory, according to Driscoll (2005), a learning theory “comprises a set of constructs linking observed changes in performance with what is thought to bring about those changes.” In other words, the purpose of learning theory in educational technology is identifying variables that are adaptable in any type of learning styles.  Instructors must have the acquired knowledge to teach these different styles of learning.  According to Knowles, et.al, (2005) here are some principles that are related to learners: 

1.  The learner’s ability

2.  Postnatal development

3.  Cultural advantages/disadvantages

4.  Anxiety levels

5.  The group atmosphere

I am quite sure there are much more to add to the principles above but with these in mind, all of them play an important role on the learner and instructor in educational technology.  Whether it is the learner or instructor, we must all realize that we all teach and learn in different ways. 

References

http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/methods/theories/

Driscoll, M. P. (2005). Psychology of learning for instruction (3rd ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson Education.

Knowles, Malcolm S., Elwood F. Holton III, and Richard A. Swanson. 2005. The Adult Learner. Burlington, MA: Elsevier.

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Charee Hampton @ http://chareehampton.blogspot.com/

 

Ellen Prescott @ http://mathtechprescott.wordpress.com/

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