Learning with e's

MAY 19, 2014

This is the first in a series of posts on important theories of learning and memory. Over the next few weeks I plan to work through the alphabet of psychologists to explain over 30 major theories that relate to teaching and learning. Each will also have a brief section on how the theory might apply to everyday teaching and learning.

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Learning with e's

MAY 22, 2014

This is number 4 in my blog series on major learning theories. My plan is to work through the alphabet of psychologists and provide a brief overview of their theories, and how each can be applied in education. Yesterday we examined the work of Albert Bandura on social learning theory. The role of tutoring in problem solving.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

This is number 31 in my series on learning theories. I''m working through the alphabet of psychologists and theorists, providing a brief overview of each theory, and how it can be applied in education. The Theory Not to be confused with constructivism, constructionism is a cognitive theory that relates to learning by making things.

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Learning with e's

JULY 2, 2014

This is number 23 in my series on learning theories. I''m working through the alphabet of psychologists and theorists, providing a brief overview of each theory, and how it can be applied in education. In this post, we review the andragogy theory of Malcolm Knowles.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 1, 2014

This is number 11 in my series of short posts on learning theories. My intention is to work through the alphabet of psychologists and provide a brief overview of each theory, and how it can be applied in education. In this post, we continue to explore Festinger''s work, this time focusing on his theory of cognitive dissonance.

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CourseArc

OCTOBER 21, 2016

On the other hand, if you develop courses that don’t meet your students’ expectations, this can cause a number of problems: you may irrevocably lose your audience, potentially eroding a future learner base. and incorporate practical how-to components (like simulating common problems by using a hands-on tutorial).

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Learning with e's

OCTOBER 5, 2014

This is number 33 in my series on learning theories. Psychologists and cognitive scientists have offered a number of useful theories that aid our understanding of learning. In this series I''m providing a brief overview of the theories, and how each can be applied in education. Bandura Social Learning Theory 4.

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Learning with e's

AUGUST 22, 2014

After a break from blogging during the summer break, I''m back, and here is the continuation of my series on theories of learning, with number 25. You may recall that I''m working through the alphabet of psychologists and theorists, providing a brief overview of each theory, and how it can be applied in education.

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 27, 2014

The emphasis of the Working Memory model, and also Dual Coding Theory is that memories are strengthened when both auditory and visual stimuli are presented to the learner in an optimal combination. What exactly can Cognitive Load Theory do to help us to optimise students'' memories? Unported License. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 17, 2014

This is number 16 in my series on learning theories. I''m working through the alphabet of psychologists and theorists, providing a brief overview of each theory, and how it can be applied in education. In my most recent post I featured the theory of Heutagogy by Stewart Hase and Chris Kenyon and its applications to education.

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Learning with e's

MAY 24, 2014

This is number 5 in my blog series on major learning theories. My plan is to work through the alphabet of psychologists and provide a brief overview of their theories, and how each can be applied in education. This is a simplified interpretation of the theory, so if you wish to learn more, please read the original works.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

Tuesday, February 12, 2008 Theory vs. Application in Instructional Design: One Academics View A long time ago, I decided I was much better at the practical side of things than the theoretical. in high school, which involved solving problems like figuring out the volume of weird spaces. I did great in Calculus AB(?) Do I use ADDIE?

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Learning with e's

JULY 2, 2019

However, these may be complexities that matter more in theory than in practice. In such situations, our theoretical knowledge of these complexities can enable us to find new practical ways to obviate the problems. After all, the term 'blended learning' is a relatively new label for something that has been practiced for aeons.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 18, 2014

This is number 17 in my series on learning theories. I''m working through the alphabet of psychologists and theorists, providing a brief overview of each theory, and how it can be applied in education. In my most recent post I featured Hull''s Drive Reduction theory and its applications to education. Unported License.

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Learning Visions

MAY 9, 2007

Wednesday, May 09, 2007 Cognitive Flexibility Theory & Multiple Representations After reading Clarks comment on my posting from yesterday , Ive been looking into Cognitive Flexibility Theory (Spiro), trying to better understand the notion of "multiple representations." (You 10:03 AM Cammy Bean said. Thanks, Clark. Powered by Blogger.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 3, 2014

Here is number 13 in my series of short posts on learning theories. I''m working through the alphabet of psychologists and provide a brief overview of each theory, and how it can be applied in education. In my most recent post I examined Howard Gardner''s theory of multiple intelligences and its applications to education.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 25, 2014

Several theories emerged or were redeveloped as a result of the experiment. Even Festinger''s theory of cognitive dissonance was deemed to be an explanatory theory to explain why the guards behaved so aggressively to their prisoners, even though they realised their actions were unethical. Unported License.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Photo by Crabchick on Flickr In my #3quotes series I have been citing directly from the texts of education thinkers, because it is important to apply ideas and theories in context. The role of tutoring in problem solving. Too often, writers cite from theorists using secondary sources instead of delving into the original texts.

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Learning with e's

DECEMBER 28, 2014

There are many theories, but no definitive answers. Again, there are many theories, but we lack definitive answers. We don''t know what problems we will meet in the future because the future is imaginary. cosmology Donald Rumsfeld education knowledge learning problem solving Psychology school social media web'

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Learning with e's

MAY 31, 2014

We reach double figures with number 10 in my series of short blog posts on learning theories. My intention is to work through the alphabet of psychologists and provide a brief overview of each theory, and how it can be applied in education. In this post, we explore the work of Leon Festinger , namely social comparison theory.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 4, 2014

A 3D Printed version of the Penrose Triangle This is number 14 in my series on learning theories. I''m working through the alphabet of psychologists, providing a brief overview of each theory, and how it can be applied in education. In my most recent post I discussed J J Gibson''s affordances theory and its applications to education.

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 16, 2014

Over the years, many psychologists have investigated the nature of memory, and have formulated a number of theories about its functionality, scope and challenges. Dual Coding Model Canadian cognitive psychologist Allan Paivio will probably be remember most for his work on Dual Coding Theory. What about tactile memory, or taste?

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 22, 2014

I''ve had several conversations with my students in the past few weeks about how Vygotskiian theory informs our understanding of learning. But social constructivist theory, particularly Vygotsky''s socio-cultural focus, extends greatly beyond the concept of ZPD - the zone of proximal development - that most people are familar with.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 25, 2011

In order to prepare students for a coming world of work we cannot clearly describe, we need to instill a flexible set of transferrable skills that include adaptability, change management, creative problem solving, collaboration and a range of digital literacies that will enable them to meet any challenges head on. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 23, 2015

As a result, there are many educational approaches, a myriad of theories and a bewildering number of perspectives. My students are currently grappling with this problem, as they seek to answer the essay question: ''who should define the curriculum?'' Social constructivist theory clearly derived from this set of tenets.

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Learning with e's

APRIL 8, 2013

It is not hard to see how such an artificial transition from active to passive can stifle creativity and demotivate learners. As a response to the problems of learning in homogenised, regimented environments such as classrooms and lecture halls, Technology Enhanced Active Learning (TEAL) came into being. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 24, 2011

For me, the worst enemy is bad theory. Bad theory, when accepted without challenge, can lead to bad practice. It's insidious, because bad theory that is accepted as fact without a full understanding of its implications, results in bad teaching, and ultimately, learners will suffer. Riener and Willingham again: ".learning-styles

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Learning with e's

AUGUST 2, 2016

His efforts to reform education through advancing social-constructivist theory will be perhaps one of his most important legacies. Papert has been widely acknowledged for developing the theory of constructionism. Seymour Papert passed away this week aged 88. Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

Gee provides several principles that together constitute a games based learning theory. There are intrinsic rewards within most games, which if designed cleverly, will provide a gradient of difficulty (levels and goals) including problems to solve and knowledge to gather, which gamers can achieve with incremental effort and commitment.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 2, 2018

It seems strange that the education community is willing to adopt new technologies and develop new theories and methods of education, but it can't arrive at a way to get rid of grading. The cult of the grade by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

Over at the Open University of Catalonia, in Barcelona, Ismael Peña-López has been doing some stirling work on theories surrounding Vygotsky's learning model and PLEs. Ismael starts by simplifying Vygotskian theory. His article can be accessed here in its entirety. The diagram above illustrates this vast potential very clearly.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

I think one of the biggest problems is that we get seduced by the ‘magical’ nature of technology when it’s first introduced. What we should be doing is looking for the challenges and the problems, and fitting technology into that context to provide solutions. And, of course, that is an absolute mistake. Unported License.

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JUNE 18, 2014

Image by Steve Wheeler This is number 17 in my series on learning theories. I'm working through the alphabet of psychologists and theorists, providing a brief overview of each theory, and how it can be applied in education. In my most recent post I featured Hull's Drive Reduction theory and its applications to education.

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Mindflash

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

What you can use online methods and other things like that for are more in the nature of reinforcement and understanding the theory. You can train people on sales theory, and believe it or not there’s actually a lot of theoretical stuff involved in different sales models and methods.

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Learning with e's

JULY 1, 2016

There are several theories as to why the Allies suffered so many casualties. If leaders have no idea what their colleagues or teams are doing, or what problems and challenges are being faced, they cannot make informed decisions. The Allied forces sustained more than 54,000 casualties with 19,240 dead in just 24 hours. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

APRIL 26, 2019

A closer look at cognitive load theory (Sweller, 1988 ) reveals that human processing relies predominantly on visual and auditory stimuli, but this is limited. 1988) Cognitive load during problem solving: Effects on learning. Overload of these senses can limit the amount of information we can remember. Cognitive Science 12, 257-285.

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JUNE 13, 2012

Here are a few smart definitions of it: Albert Bandura defines social learning as a theory that explains how people learn from one another through observation, imitation, and modeling. Etienne Wenger suggests in a social theory of learning that people learn when participating with others in the pursuit of a specific practice.

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