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Behaviorism
As I have mentioned before learning for me is growing, improving, expanding and refining. One of the great frustrations of teaching is having a student who’s learning is slowed by either an I can’t, or I don’t care attitude. Sometimes the right stimuli and reinforcement can help motivate a student to try, and in the process discover they can, which can change their perspective and attitude.
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What is learning? How can it be effectuated by teachers?
I’m sure there are some good definitions of learning out there, but for me personally learning is growing, improving, expanding and refining. Sometimes we consciously learn, sometimes not, but learning happens all the time and I think the greater effort and focus we can give to our learning, the more effective it can be. I believe a big part of this is to understand our role as learners, and that’s where teachers come in. I see teachers as guides, able to take the lead, but also able (and willing) to step aside.
I remember having a teacher once that at the beginning of the year explained that part of this class was to help us develop the ability to think, and interpret things for ourselves, based on our personal experienceClick here to read more »
Submitted by Brian Allred on Tue, 05/12/2009 - 10:57pm
Possible Research Topics
Here are a few topics I’ve been considering for a research paper:
- Adaptive e-learning
- Anonymity’s effect on online learning/participation
- New roles of the instructor and learners
- Social Networking and learning
I welcome any comments, thoughts, and suggestions.
Freereading.net
I checked out freereading.net this week. It’s an open-source instructional program geared at teaching young children K-1 to read. Since its open source the content can be modified by users for free. What makes this so great? Well, it makes a quality researched-based reading program available to anyone with access to the internet for free. What’s more is that because it is open-source educators from around the world are testing the program as they use it, and then making changes to the program base on what works best and what doesn’t.Click here to read more »
Submitted by Brian Allred on Fri, 09/26/2008 - 6:29pm
ISD, EdTech, & LS
One of the more difficult things for me as I began INST 6310 was trying to establish the differences between, Instructional Systems Design, Educational Technology, and Learning Sciences. At the same time I was trying to understand how each of them was related. The terms obviously identify three different things since each is its own term, but as I read through the readings that we were assigned in this and other INST classes, sometimes it was hard to tell them apart. This week’s reading was useful to help me see the relationship between these fields.Click here to read more »
Submitted by Brian Allred on Wed, 09/10/2008 - 10:34am
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