2. Explains what has happened in the past
Predicts what will happen in the future
Implies ways to control or respond to what is happening
in the present
Theory Modelvs.
Descriptive Prescriptive
Things to attend to Framework of things to do
Mind Map Process Diagram
3. Background & the three Ah Ha’s
Organizing theories into categories
Key characteristics and learning strategies for each
category
Practice applying learning theory to scenarios
◦ You’ll learn:
A practical framework for considering a broad range of
learning theories in your design work
Potential learning strategies that you can apply to
elearning design based on learning theories
4. More practical to think
in terms of “buckets”
of theories, not
individual theories
Pedagogy-Androgogy
Understanding has
changed over the years
Learning theories are
delivery method
independent
7. Characteristics
◦ Achieve “correct” response
through stimulation of the
senses (responding to
stimuli)
◦ Reinforce desired behavior;
Discourage undesired
behavior
◦ Start with a clean slate
(traditional view) (people
tend to make connections to
what they already know)
eLearning Strategies
◦ Provide stimulation that is
truly representative of the
task to be performed
◦ Provide reinforcing and
remedial feedback (more
than correct/incorrect)
◦ Games (e.g., earn points or
badges)
◦ Progress charts
B.F. Skinner;
Ivan Pavlov
8. Characteristics
◦ Use the situation as the
focalpoint of the learning
◦ Knowing is intertwined with
doing
◦ Is often informal learning;
cognitive apprenticeships
eLearning Strategies
◦ Present content (and
practice) in the context of
the work
◦ Problem-based
◦ Story-telling, vignettes,
cases
◦ YouTube videos, podcasts
◦ Just-in-Time training
Jean Lave; Etienne
Wenger
9. Characteristics
◦ Learners grow up/live in
particular social/cultural
contexts
◦ Colors and images have
different meanings in
different cultural settings
◦ People learn from
interactions with others
◦ People have emotional
reactions to situations and
content
eLearning Strategies
◦ Reflect learners’ core values
◦ Interface design (colors,
style, graphics)
◦ Terminology, language &
writing style
◦ Enhance ability to relate to
the content (e.g., voice of
the expert, friendly advisor,
leader)
◦ Text vs. media usage
(videos or avatars)
Lev
Vygotsky; Jean
Lave; Etienne Wenger;
Belenky/Clinchy/Goldberger/Tarule
10. Characteristics
◦ Based on how the mind
works (sensory input →
working memory → long-term
memory)
◦ Mental mapping; building
schema to put information in
proper relationships
◦ Learn by building strong
synapse connections with
repetition or intense emotions
(use it or lose it)
◦ Manage cognitive load
eLearning Strategies
◦ Explain relationships and
provide strong transitions;
Keep the learner oriented to
where they are in the bigger
picture
◦ Move from simple to complex
◦ Use an ‘accomplishment-
based’ writing style
◦ Provide multiple
opportunities to practice;
Scaffolding
◦ More ‘pulling’ of content (not
‘pushing’ content); Avoid
sensory overloadJean Piaget; James
Zull; Ruth Clark
11. Characteristics
◦ Making your own meaning;
making your own
associations
◦ Learning from experience
(individual and social)
◦ Pulls together elements
from other ‘buckets’
◦ Reflection = training
eLearning Strategies
◦ Organizing content into
building blocks; Scaffolding
◦ Comparing and contrasting
to other content or
processes from prior
experience
◦ Opportunities to pause and
reflect; Allow time for the
associations to be built,
solidified & tested
◦ Working through cases
◦ Full-functioning simulations,
Second Life
Lev Vygotsky;
Jerome Bruner; David Kolb;
James Zull
12. Scenario
◦ Large company; mostly knowledge workers
◦ About to implement an upgrade to a computer system used
by hundreds of employees
A few new features
Easier to navigate
A process change being made at same time
◦ You are designing elearning for existing system users
13. Scenario
◦ Neighborhood non-profit organization
◦ Provides after school programs and runs a teen center in a
low-income neighborhood
◦ Attempting to educate low-income teenagers (pregnant and
not pregnant) about childbirth
◦ You are helping them design elearning as one element of
the education program
14. Scenario
◦ A work process redesign is being implemented in a major
division of a large corporation
◦ The new process involves implementing new equipment
◦ A reorganization is taking place at the same time and many
employees will be performing different parts of the process
on the new equipment
◦ You are design an elearning overview to introduce division
personnel to the process, equipment and organization
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