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Questioning Gagné and Bloom’s Relevance

Experiencing eLearning

Bloom didn’t have any research for his taxonomy, but I still find it useful for my own planning; I just don’t pretend there’s a research-based argument for classifying a verb as application instead of analysis. As a follow-up question , she asked where I learned the above about Gagné and Bloom. Neither did Bloom. Reality Check.

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Bloom reheated

Learning with e's

In an age of digital media, where learners create, remix and share their own content, an overhaul of Bloom's Cognitive Taxonomy was long overdue. Yesterday I posted a critique of Bloom's Cognitive Taxonomy and argued that it is outmoded in the digital age. He places 'Creating' at the apex of the pyramid, with 'Evaluating' beneath it.

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Weekly Bookmarks (8/7/2011)

Experiencing eLearning

Review of Bloom’s Taxonomy, including problems and the revised version, with information about the differences between factual, conceptual, procedural, and metacognitive knowledge. tags: bloom learning education. Intel Education: Designing Effective Projects: Thinking Frameworks.

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Weekly Bookmarks (7/31/2011)

Experiencing eLearning

Problems with Bloom’s Taxonomy. Criticism of Bloom’s Taxonomy, with two alternatives for classifying objectives. tags: learningobjectives bloom learning instructionaldesign. .&#. tags: instructionaldesign e-learning research.

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Evaluating eLearning

Web Courseworks

Often times I am asked by training managers to evaluate their eLearning initiatives and specifically, types of eLearning courseware. At first, it may seem like a simple task in the broad view of it, but when you begin to scratch the surface, you find there are a lot of nuances that go into the evaluation. Defining eCourse quality.

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Do they just know it, or can they USE it?

Making Change

You might be familiar with Bloom’s Taxonomy. Have I been too brutal to Bloom? I’m not convinced that we need to minutely examine whether our activity requires “analyzing” or “evaluating.” It’s easy and tempting to write activities that test whether learners know something.

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Do they just know it, or can they USE it?

Making Change

You might be familiar with Bloom’s Taxonomy. Have I been too brutal to Bloom? I’m not convinced that we need to minutely examine whether our activity requires “analyzing” or “evaluating.” It’s easy and tempting to write activities that test whether learners know something.

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