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4 Learning Theories Every Online Educator Should Know

LearnDash

Or do we just learn through raw mental power? During the twentieth century, four major learning theories emerged, and each has lessons that online educators can learn from to design better courses. Behaviorism: Learning is a product of stimulus and reinforcement. Let’s look at what they are.

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Learning theories for the digital age

Learning with e's

I pointed out recently that many of the older theories of pedagogy were formulated in a pre-digital age. I blogged about some of the new theories that seem appropriate as explanatory frameworks for learning in a digital age. Is it now time for these new theories to replace the old ones?

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Best Practices and Strategies to Implement Experiential Learning Design

Hurix Digital

Traditional learning models are often biased toward strong memory retention and fall short of the holistic nature of learning beyond exam success. Experiential learning, a robust learning theory, emerges as a compelling alternative to traditional models.

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The Impact of Social Learning: Will You Be The First? | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

by Andrea on February 23, 2011 in social learning The other night I attended a lecture at the University of Minnesota Medical School. The topic of the evening was emerging stem cell therapies with a particular focus on applications for heart disease. But what does that have to do with social learning? Fascinating stuff.

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Online Video: the Perfect Social Learning Tool? | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

Because video is, apparently, a perfect manifestation of social learning theory. My learning philosophy: dont make people tote around loads of information in their heads just so you can say you trained them. I am a member of the Dashe & Thomson running and biking teams, and captain of its small but emerging chess team.

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How Social Networks Can Harness the Power of Weak Ties | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

If we separate the human aspect of social networking from the technology, we can learn a lot more about the power of networks – not just from today’s pundits, but from many years of sociological research on the topic. After reading this, I started thinking about this new LinkedIn utility I recently installed. More about me here.

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Theories for the digital age: Connectivism

Learning with e's

These facets of modern life in combination have led educators to question the validity of pre-digital age learning theories. In recent years a variety of new explanatory theories have been generated that can be applied as lenses to critically view, analyse and problematise new and emerging forms of learning.

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