Week 12 - Final Post for 6325
There have been so many different learning models and techniques presented this semester that to keep them all straight in my head is a little difficult. I suppose the ones that more closely fit my own learning style (case-based learning, motivation, problem-based learning,situated cognition) are the ones that I can more aptly and remember. However, that being said, I still think that learning is the acquiring of new knowledge and the ability to apply that knowledge to new situations and problems.
At the end of this course, I am more aware than before of the many possible methods that might be used to endow "knowledge". They are numerous and vary in many aspects. I am prone to think that none of them are universally "the best" and that instructors should be able to evaluate the situation they are placed and determine which one fits best. Undoubtedly the best fit, as determined by the instructor, will often cater to the instructor's own learning style, but this too should be something that the instructor is aware of and is able to take into account when the instructional method is chosen.
All in all, I would say it is a lot to digest and even more to put into practice.
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Submitted by Kevin Hansen on Tue, 07/28/2009 - 9:05pm
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I agree, it would be hard to
I agree, it would be hard to declare one of the learning theories we've studies as the best. In fact, I found that many of them have similarities. I guess that could be because they are mostly all cognitive approaches to learning/teaching. In some cases I have been using the techniques that the a theory put forward in my teaching already, now I have a name for them, and additional insight to help improve and refine my teaching.
I think both of you are
I think both of you are right in saying that there is no "best" theory. There are definitely some that fit better with the way I think and teach, and I'll probably use those more than the others, but they all have merit and are all worth knowing.