Now that you have a
deeper understanding of the different learning theories and learning styles,
how has your view on how you learn changed?
According to our
text, “learning is not simply an academic exercise; it is of critical
importance to both the individual and society.”
(Ormrod, J., Schunk, D., & Gredler, M. 2009) Every individual learns in their own
way. Every individual is unique in their
own way. We as humans are different in
every shape, form, color, style, etc. My
view on how I learn has not changed. The
methods I learn through, conventional or unconventional, most productively
would be through seeing, watching, listening, doing, and trial & error. I am more of a cognitive learner. Maybe because of my vast computer background
in programming and web designing. I’m
very logical and analytical. Sometime
when I get frustrated, I hope
and wish someone would appear and be next to me helping and guiding and telling
and showing me what to do and how to do it.
I sometimes shut my computer down and walk away. That usually works and helps me. This way I can think away from the computer.
What have you
learned about the various learning theories and learning styles over the past
weeks that can further explain your own personal learning preferences?
My personal
learning preference is that with learning or retaining new information, I need
to physically see how to do something.
In the text,
“Bruner described three levels or stages of cognitive development. The first level is enactive. Knowledge is present in actions. The second level is iconic. A child visually summarizes images. The third is symbolic representation. The use of words and other symbols is used to
describe experiences.” (Ormrod, J.,
Schunk, D., & Gredler, M. 2009) These stages are present and used by
babies, infants, toddlers and all the way up to adults. I
sometimes will draw a flowchart to map out what I have to do or should do or
how to do something or how it should be done.
I am more of a visual learner. Reading
about something will give me an idea. But
I really need to see it in order for me to comprehend. Dr. Jeanne Ormrod states in her Transcript
for Information Processing and the Brain, “We do seem to have an amazing
capacity to remember what we see, largely in an image form, but in general,
visual imagery is a highly effective way of remembering things.” (Laureate
Education, Inc.)
What
role does technology play in your learning (i.e., as a way to search for
information, to record information, to create, etc.)?
Karl
Kapp states, “Cognitivism was created to document and analyze how humans
process information. The idea is that the learner is a complex information-processing
system and to understand how learning occurs, one must understand how
information processing occurs within the human brain.” (Kapp, Karl. 2006 December 28) I have to agree with this theory also. Our brains are like the CPU of a computer
that’s constantly processing information.
Whether it’s something we see, hear, read, or feel, we are taking it in
and processing or storing it for future use / knowledge. “The designer must have the ability to diagnose and
analyze practical learning problems. The
instructional designer cannot properly recommend an effective prescriptive
solution without an accurate analysis of the instructional problem.” (Ertmer,
P. A., & Newby, T. J. 1993) Technology plays a huge role in my learning. I am always searching via Google for other /
more information on a topic. I like
creating websites, iAdventures and Wiki pages.
I really do not know what I would do without technology today. It is so much easier to sit at a computer and
Google what you are looking for / need than hop in your car and drive to the
library. Technology is at your
fingertips in an instant. I would be so
lost and confused in a library that I would not know where to start looking and
what to ask. It would be more time
consuming in a library. Every minute
counts for me.
Ormrod, J., Schunk,
D., & Gredler, M. (2009). Learning theories and instruction
(Laureate custom edition). New York: Pearson.
Chapter 1, "Overview" (pp. 1–16).
Laureate Education,
Inc., [Transcript], "Information Processing and the Brain", Dr.
Jeanne Ormrod
Kapp,
Karl (2006 December 28). “Definition: Cognitivism.” [Blog
message]. Retrieved from http://www.uleduneering.com/kappnotes/index.php/2006/12/in-1980s-several-theories-of-learning/
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