Blog: The Learning, Education and Training Professionals Group http://www.infed.org/biblio/b-learn.htm
Fadnavis Nagesh, Manager, Operations at TechBuddy Consulting, has a very interesting discussion group in the Learning, Education and Training Professionals Group on LinkedIn. He discusses a research paper of M. K. Smith entitled, “Learning theory” the encyclopedia of informal education. This resource is a very informative look at the various theories of learning and their applications. As an instructional designer begins to work they must consider: how we learn, the intended audience, and the method of delivery used. Knowing this, it is imperative that a through understanding of learning theories and their application be at the forefront of consideration in any instructional design. Smith’s research paper is a wealth of information (and additional resources) that reads like a review guide into the theories of how we learn. I highly recommend this blog and this paper for your review.
When we approach the subject of the theory of learning, how do you think the application changes in the instructional design of e-learning? “We define e-learning as training delivered on a computer (including CD-ROM, Internet, or Intranet) that is designed to support individual or organized performance goals”(Clark, 2008). This seems to greatly limit the possibilities when social interaction is deemed to be so valuable in the experience of learning. What are you thoughts?
References
Clark, R. & Mayer, R. E-learning and the science of instruction (2nd edition) Hoboken: Wiley. ISBN: 9780787986834.
Smith, M. K. (2003) 'Learning theory', the encyclopedia of informal education, www.infed.org/biblio/b-learn.htm, Last update: December 04, 2011
Blog: Instructional Design for eLearning Approaches: http://ideas.blogs.com/
One topic this Blog discusses is Chickering & Gamson's (1987) 'Seven Principles of Effective Teaching' in which they consider good practices for an eLearning instructor to be: ”encourages contact between students and faculty, develops reciprocity and cooperation among students, encourages active learning, gives prompt feedback, emphasizes time on task, communicates high expectations, and respects diverse talents and ways of learning”.
These considerations help to promote a positive environment for learning and should be concomitant with instructional design.
This blog also contains articles on the following: Benefits of Learning Online, Online Course Design and Faculty Development, Constructivist training for Online Teachers and Reviewing Synchronous Learning Objects. As you can see, there are a lot of discussions that would benefit an instructional designer.
Blog Site: EduBlogs: http://edublogs.org/
This site states that they are, “ Used by leading universities, school districts, government departments and individual schools around the world...” After reviewing some of the resources that I found on this site, I can see why that quote is true. This is a wealth of information for the instructional designer to learn and apply new ideas. I navigated to the Cornell University site: Blogs.cornell.edu http://blogs.cornell.edu/ to their Blog Resources section to find all sorts of current information on Blogging. I would recommend this resource for your review.
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