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Learning Theories and Instructional Design
By Christy CaseWalden University
EDUC 6115Prof. Dr. Shirley Weaver
April 16, 2011Go to Learning
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Learning Theories MatrixClick on the Theory to See More
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Questions Behaviorism Cognitivism Constructivism Social Learning Connectivism Adult Learning
How does learning occur?
Stimulus/Response
Transforming/Rehearsing Self-led
Interactions with
surroundingsNetworking Self-directed
What factors influence learning?
Feedback/Reinforcemen
t
Attention/Perception
Prior knowledge/environmental
Language/Culture
Social networks/tec
hnology
Individual goals/life impacts
What is the role of memory?
Habitual via stimulus/resp
onseRehearsal Self-
constructedSocial
Interaction NetworkingVaries by learner choices
How does transfer occur?
Stimulus/Response Repetition Participation Social
InteractionNetwork nodes
Respect of designers/ed
ucators
What types of learning are best explained by this theory?
Knowledge/Application Knowledge
Application/Analysis/Synthesis
Application/Analysis/Synthesis
Analysis/Synthesis All
How is technology used for learning in your industry?
Live meeting virtual
platforms
Quia, Hot Potato,
Articulate
Screensharing/group
learning/online self-study
Social Networking
Social networks/company website
Online/print/audio/visual
References
Behaviorism - How Does Learning Occur?
•Learners relate to physical/visible stimuli and responses (Ormrod, 2011)
•Learned habits (Standridge, 2001)
Behaviorism - What Factors Influence
Learning?
•Sequencing
•Feedback/Reinforcement (Standridge, 2001)
Behaviorism - What is the Role of Memory?
•Mind remembers responses to stimuli which encourages or discourages behaviors until the habit is formed
Behaviorism - How Does Transfer Occur?
•Through stimulus and response
Behaviorism - What Types of Learning are
Best Explained?
•Knowledge and application - forming habits allows for easy recall (remembering/knowledge) and for ease of application
Behaviorism - How is Technology Used for Learning
in My Industry?• In design, focusing on objectives to start the design process is key to a strong program
•Objectives are presented throughout materials but are reinforced through instructors through a virtual learning platform of live online meetings
•Examples of live platforms that could be used are Adobe Connect Pro, Centra, Windows Live Meeting, Web Ex, Elluminate, Go To Training/Meeting
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Cognitivism - How Does Learning Occur?
•Connecting to what is already known
•Mental organization
•Transforming and rehearsing
•Internal mental processes; the mental process between stimuli and response (Ormrod, 2009)
Cognitivism - What Factors Influence
Learning?
•Attention
•Perception
•Mental Processes
Cognitivism - What is the Role of Memory?
•Many theories of how memory works within cognitivism exist: two-store, levels of processing, activation level, to name a few
•All theories associated with cognitivism agree that rehearsal is the key to remembering starting with encoding, storage, and then retrieval
Cognitivism - How Does Transfer Occur?
•Through repetition, knowledge transfers to long-term memory and the learner is able to recall those memories
Cognitivism - What Types of Learning are Best
Explained?
• Knowledge (remembering information) is very well explained by cognitivism - repetition increases learners ability to recall (remember)
Cognitivism - How is Technology Used for Learning
in My Industry?•Various programs assist with
development of learning games that help connect prior knowledge to current application
•Examples: Quia (online learning game program), Hot Potato (creates flash games that can be loaded to various virtual learning platforms), Articulate (create flash presentations with learning games embedded) Go to Learning
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Constructivism- How Does Learning Occur?
•Learning is self-led
•Learners construct theories of knowledge and know truths only by what they construct through their self-led instruction guided by their theories (Ormrod, 2009)
Constructivism - What Factors Influence
Learning?
•Exogenous - world influences - exposure to various experiences
•Endogenous - previously acquired knowledge
•Dialectical - interactions with environment
Constructivism - What is the Role of Memory?
•Learners tend to remember more if they construct the knowledge themselves
•Memory is produced by mixing prior knowledge with current context
Constructivism - How Does Transfer Occur?
•The learner strives to acquire knowledge and through asking questions of their own knowledge, increases knowledge
•Assisted with group and individual projects that are not necessarily instructor led
Constructivism - What Types of Learning are Best
Explained?•Application, Analysis,
and Synthesis can be explained by constructivism
•Topics that are vague and social in nature are explained well with constructivist theories
Constructivism - How is Technology Used for Learning
in My Industry?•Screensharing capabilities (allow
learners to control screen to apply instruction)
•Small groups (available in various virtual learning platforms)
•Self-study via online courses (various LMS systems available for this - Facebook can be used as an LMS as well) Go to Learning
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Social Learning - How Does Learning Occur?
•Through interactions with other people, cultures, and individual experience per Vygotsky (Ormrod, 2009)
Social Learning - What Factors Influence
Learning?
•Language
•Cultural institutions
•Cultural objects
Social Learning - What is the Role of Memory?
•Memories are more easily recalled if connected to a social interaction
Social Learning - How Does Transfer Occur?
•Social interactions with tools, objects, people, adult/child, etc.
Social Learning - What Types of Learning are Best
Explained?•Like Constructivism:
Application, Analysis, and Synthesis
•Topics that are vague and social in nature are explained well with constructivist theories
Social Learning - How is Technology Used for Learning
in My Industry?
•Social Networking (Ning, Facebook, Twitter)
•Blogging
•LMS forums
•Company forums
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Connectivism - How Does Learning Occur?
•Via networking - receiving and sharing alike
•Technology and visualization
Connectivism - What Factors Influence
Learning?
•Social networks and diversity of opinions without those networks
•Technologies
•Overall learning environment (Siemens, 2011)
Connectivism - What is the Role of Memory?
•Memory is defined by connection of nodes - networking
•Patterning
•Memory may be non-human - stored in an appliance (Davis, 2008)
Connectivism - How Does Transfer Occur?
•Connections to nodes within the learners network (Davis, 2008)
Connectivism - What Types of Learning are
Best Explained?•Analysis and synthesis
•More complex topics
•Topics that are rapidly changing like the technology that defines the theory (Davis, 2008)
Connectivism - How is Technology Used for Learning
in My Industry?
•Social Networking (i.e. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn)
•LMS Forums
•Company website
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Adult Learning - How Does Learning Occur?
•Self-directed
•Through participation starting with determining topics through final results
•(Lieb, 1991)
Adult Learning - What Factors Influence
Learning?
•Educational goals
•Work goals
•Life impact
Adult Learning - What is the Role of Memory?
•Memories are developed using a variety of skills based on learners choices
Adult Learning - How Does Transfer Occur?
•Via respect from instructors and designers regarding learners desire to learn
Adult Learning - What Types of Learning are Best
Explained?
•All types of learning can be associated with adult learning.
Adult Learning - How is Technology Used for Learning
in My Industry?
•Online LMS
•Social Learning (i.e. Facebook, Twitter, blogs, forums)
•Audiobooks
•Videos
•Print (offered online also as PDF)Go to Learning
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References
• Davis, C., Edmunds, E., & Kelly-Bateman, V. (2008). Connectivism. In M. Orey (Ed.), Emerging perspectives on learning, teaching, and technology. Retrieved on April 16, 2011 from http://projects.coe.uga.edu/epltt/index.php?title=Connectivism
• Kerr, Bill. (2001). _isms a filter, not a blinker. Bill Kerr Blog. Retrieved on April 16, 2011 from http://billkerr2.blogspot.com/2007/01/isms-as-filter-not-blinker.html
• Lieb, Stephen. (1991). Principles of Adult Learning. VISION. Retrieved on April 16, 2011 from http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/FacDevCom/guidebk/teachtip/adults-2.htm.
• Ormrod, Jeanne. (2011). Behaviorism and Instructional Design. Video for Walden University.
• Ormrod, J., Schunk, D., & Gredler, M. (2009). Learning theories and instruction (Laureate custom edition). New York: Pearson.
• Siemens, George. (2011). Connectivism. Video for Walden University.
• Standridge, M. (2001). Behaviorism. In M. Orey (Ed.), Emerging perspectives on learning, teaching, and technology. Retrieved on April 16, 2011 from http://projects.coe.uga.edu/epltt/index.php?title=Behaviorism