I had a very cool moment a few nights ago when I was sitting in my graduate course on learning theory. As a part of the course we’ve all been assigned a particular theorist and we’re asked at some point in the semester to give a short 15 minute presentation. The first round was Thursday and one of the theorists being presented was Dr. Stephen Brookfield. - Read More -
As part of my learning theory course I’m asked to put down 15 bullet points that reflect things I believe about adult learners and learning theory. Here is the assignment:
Using bullets, identify 15 notions, thoughts, and opinions you hold about adult learning and learning theory. These should be characteristics and/or behaviors of adult learners, or elements or characteristics of what you believe to be good instructional design. No references are required. The purpose of this assignment is for you to bring together in one place your personal beliefs. - Read More -
I’m knee-deep in the first of many Master’s courses I’ll be taking to get a degree in instructional design from George Mason. My plan all along has been to throw much of my work up here to get feedback from a wider audience than the classroom walls. The course has started with some basic introduction to learning theories like behaviorism and constructivism. This week we were asked to read the article Learning on Their Own Terms which describes Fairhaven School, a Sudbury school in Marlboro, Maryland where “learning” is a decentralized activity that’s student-led. No homework, no tests, no grades. We were asked to write a reflection on the article and below was mine. As a quick sidenote I have to type these in Word and the inability to easily link to items or embed images and video is killing me, so I’m going to make use of my blog to embellish just a bit by adding that kind of context to the piece. - Read More -
