Learning Theories Mix
This past two week has been busy and interesting. I have been
learning about various learning theories and their impact on the learning in
general. What I picked up in the process was the differences and the overlapping
that exist among these theories. What interested me the most was the way they define
learning. The authors of the textbook, Trends and Issues in Instructional Design
and Technology sounded like restricting learning to direct instruction in
traditional courses like math and science.
Any learning avenue that occurs
natural like language acquisition seemed to be dismissed as learning process.
This left me a little confused since I understood learning as acquiring skills
and knowledge through personal experience, study or by being taught. I was left
confused in that learning one’s culture might not be considered learning. Then
on the other hand you have connectivism theorists rejecting the notion that
learning is restricted to direct instruction where the learner draws learning
directly from the instructor within a particular time and space. Other than this part that confuses me, I have
learned a lot this week about the important role various theories play in
creating a course or training.
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