learning sciences
John Bransford
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John Bransford serves as co-PI, co-directs the Assessments for Learning theme team, and directs CILT's dissemination program. Work by Dr. Bransford and his colleagues in the 1970s helped shape the "cognitive revolution" in psychology. In education, he and his colleagues have developed, tested, and implemented in diverse schools innovative computer, videodisc, CD-ROM, and Internet-based products for mathematics, science, and literacy. Many of these products are being used in schools throughout the world. A renowned scholar in the areas of cognition and technology, Dr. Bransford has published over 150 scholarly articles and 6 books, and has served as PI or co-PI on over 30 major research projects.
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INST 6310: Foundations of Educational Technology
Dual-listed or related course:
INST 6505
Programs: | MEd | Online |
Explores foundations, history, perspectives, and literature in the field. Enables students to think more critically about their efforts and career goals.
Semesters:
Fall
Credit Hours:
3
Programs: | MEd | Online |
INST 6505: Foundations of Instructional Technology
Dual-listed or related course:
INST 6310
Programs: | MS |
Considers the present, past, and future of instructional technology, while helping individual students develop personal understanding of and orientation to the field.
Semesters:
Fall
Credit Hours:
3
Programs: | MS |
Learning Sciences
What does "learning sciences" mean?
Below are some definitions put forward by members of the learning sciences community:
- Definition by the AERA Learning Sciences Special Interest Group:
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Learning Sciences is an interdisciplinary community devoted to the study of teaching and learning as they occur in school, online, in the workplace, at home, and in the community, and to the design of environments with the potential to facilitate learninClick here to read more »
