Blogging… Brains and Learning

Blogging… Brains and Learning

I searched for interesting reading and came across an ebook in the Walden Library that referrers to some key things “learning environments are learner centered, knowledge centered, assessment centered, and community centered”(Bransford, 2000)

We are now looking past just the brain but the interconnection of the brain in environments as those to can change a brain to act differently within each environment. We cannot possibly look at one aspect like assessment and not consider all other influences including home life and community to include in how the assessment is conduced.

The second article of reading I found was a document written by Dr Jeanne Ormrod. It was the premise of are there too many “Isms” and her paper on “Teaching with Big Ideas”.

The ideas stem that why label the learning with an “Ism”? Her approach is mixing and meshing of "isms" to meet the needs of the learner. Why stick to one?  Our goal is getting the learner outside the box and engaged and proactive in their learning..

Pam :-)

References:

Bransford, John, (2000) How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School, National Academy Press http://www.netlibrary.com/Reader/

Ormrod, Jeanne, (1998), Teaching Teachers: The Problem with Emphasizing "Isms." - Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (San Diego, CA, April 13-17, 1998)  http://www.eric.ed.gov/PDFS/ED422292.pdf

Found great reference sites.... Very excited

Hi Fellow Bloggers

I found three useful sites

The first at http://www.internettime.com/blog/archives/001083.html .  It appears to be a great resource tool for instructional designers. It has many good resource pages referring to the Instructional design process.

I would use this tool as a good research tool to assist me in my future designs. It would be a good reminder of the deliverable that I am trying to get across.

The second site I found is an article that really summarizes what our take away is in this course. It is located at http://www.infed.org/biblio/b-learn.htm . Not all the design that we shall do shall be designed with the same brush and this article is a reminder of the aspect of the learning we are trying to deliver.

The third site I found is really special it is a collection of fellow designers and their experiences. It is located at http://en.wordpress.com/tag/instructional-design/ .  I thought who better to guide me on my path than others who have plowed the road before me. I can learn from these people!

I think that the collection of sites should inspire all of us who are making our way through this degree.

Happy Reading

Pam Morrow :-)