Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Learning Blog #1
What did I learn from the readings. I learned to coin an old phrase that there is more than one way to skin a cat. What I mean by that is that there is more than one approach to learning and instructing. I guess I see myself in the scheme of things as an eclectic. When I am teaching I use a variety of methods to teach a skill. I do agree with the behaviorist B.F Skinner that a learner most be an active participant in the learning process. As an Early Childhood Educator that was a concept, as a undergrad, that reigned true with all learning involving young children. I also like the postmodern approach in that there is more than one answer to a problem instead of just one. I like this for it accounts for all learning styles. When I was instructed in school there was always one correct answer. What questions were raised as I read? My head is just swimming with all the different philosophies and vocabularies that go with each. I guess I want to know is one approach better than the other and are there certain circumstances under which these viewpoints work?
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A good question that I think all instructional designers and teachers struggle with - my pre-service teachers are struggling with this idea right now, actually. What I tell them is that it's not so much a matter of one approach working better than the other, but that - as you say - there are "certain circumstances" under which one might be a more appropriate approach than the other. The challenge of course if figuring out when that is, but is often tied to your teaching and learning goals.
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