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Learning with e's
APRIL 16, 2014
Many of the earlier learning theories place the learner in splendid isolation. From the neo-behaviourist theories of Thorndike, Watson and Skinner, we were led to believe that learners respond to stimuli and make associations between the two, and that these links represent learning. Unported License.
Learning with e's
FEBRUARY 13, 2015
Many would agree that a lot needs to be done to bring education up to date. Some advocate the flipped learning approach and to a certain extent, the transfer of content delivery from the classroom to the home (or elsewhere) makes a lot of sense. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s. Unported License. Unported License.
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Learning with e's
JUNE 20, 2013
Seats of learning are notoriously resistant to change, but change is needed if progress in education is to be made. Such approaches to pedagogy were rooted in the behaviourist model of psychology that privileged expert knowledge and formalised its transmission to novices. We now live on shifting sands.
Obsidian Learning
MARCH 11, 2015
Building on the concept of communities of practice , Etienne Wenger (2009) has proposed a social theory of learning. As instructional designers, we’re aware of various theories about how and why people learn. And just as technology has advanced, learning theory has advanced. Siemens, G.
Tony Karrer
JUNE 8, 2009
Clive on Learning , May 29, 2009 Implementing New Learning Technology? Tony Bates , May 8, 2009 Are Your E-Learning Courses Pushed or Pulled? Top Posts The following are the top posts from featured sources based on social signals.
Learning with e's
DECEMBER 15, 2016
This is number 35 in my ongoing series on learning theories. In this series I have been providing a brief overview of each theory, and how each can be applied in education. In this post, I present a brief overview of Julian Rotter's locus of control theory. Argyris Double Loop Learning 3.
Learning with e's
DECEMBER 9, 2016
This is number 34 in my learning theories series. Psychologists and cognitive scientists have offered a number of useful theories that aid our understanding of learning. In this series I have been providing a brief overview of each theory, and how each can be applied in education. Koffka Gestalt theory 21.
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