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Learning Theory Assignment (due 7/21)

Goals: - investigate discuss and present learning theories - develop experience using online collaborative technologies - develop experience presenting material over a distance

Theories to choose from (or get a different one pre-approved): - Operant Conditioning (Skinner) - Cognitive - Behavioral Theory (Gagnè) - Development Theory (Piaget) - Constructionism (Papert) - Multiple Intelligences (Gardner) - Social Development Theory (Vygotsky) - Anchored Instruction (Bransford, CTGV) - Cognitive Psychology (Bruner) - Experiential Learning (Dewey) - Bloom’s Taxonomy <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">- Situated learning (Lave)

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Assignment <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">- Research your assigned theory. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">- You should use at least 3 different sources for your work. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">- Construct the details of your “presentation”. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">- Your blog post should provide information on the following components:


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Introduce and describe the theorists' contributions to the field
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Describe at least 3 main characteristics of the theory
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Explain the strengths and weaknesses of the theory
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Explain how the theory is associated with either direct instruction or constructivism
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Provide at least one example of how technology can be integrated into classroom instruction that uses your learning theory.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Consider the following:What would this classroom look like? What would the instruction look like? Include the targeted grade level. What are the goals for instruction? What would the technology integration look like?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Writing should be clear, well organized and contain no grammar or spelling errors
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Project should take advantage of the available blog features including links to outside websites and images
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Collaboration should be made evident. Use the group discussion area on Blackboard to discuss your work. If you send emails or make phone calls, please post notes of the interaction to the discussion board.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Suggested experimental technologies: bubble.us, wiki, jing, glogster, wordle, youtube,

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Resources to get started: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__Funderstanding__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__Learning-Theories.com__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__Concept to Classroom__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__Constructivist Learning__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__Teachnology__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__Behaviorism__]