Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Evaluating and Identifying Online Resources
In searching for resources related to brain and learning and information processing theory, I came across a large number of sites. I have chosen two resources from these.
The first is an article entitled Problem solving skills in education and life. The site is www.asa3.org. It is wealth of information. It provides descriptive and thought provoking articles on various topics like creative thinking, critical thinking, multiple intelligence , problem solving in design and science and teaching problem solving skills in education. The site makes good use of keyword tags to allow quick jumps to related content. It gives lots of ideas to combine creative thinking and critical thinking to think more productively which is an important goal of education .
The next resource I have chosen is www.chiron.valdosta.edu . This site is simple. It does an excellent job of summarizing theories and models behind information processing theory. This gives an idea of the information processing approach to cognition. It clearly explains the most widely accepted Stage theory model of Atkinson and Shriffin (1968), levels of processing theory of Craik and Lockhart (1972) , Parallel distributed processing model and the connectionist model( Rumelhart and Mc clelland ,1986).
From this article we can understand that even though there are widely varying views within cognitive psychology most cognitive psychologists agree with some principles in information processing. Here specific principles are outlined correlating to specific examples of activities that can be used in the classrooms.
Monday, July 5, 2010
BLOG ON INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN
This is my first blog experience .My task is to create my own blog and to write about three blogs related to my field.
http://www.iddblog.org/ is the first blog that I have found. It is maintained by the Instructional Design and Development department at DePaul University. The site’s primary goal is to provide information on enhancing instruction through the use of technology. The goal of this blog is to provide teach/learning information to educators of the five (5) generations presently in the workplace. This helps to the learners of designer course to update themselves. Other articles can be referenced from this blog.
The second blog is about e-learning instructional design ideas .The site is http://www.blog.cathy-moore.com/ . Here we can find practical ideas for powerful e- learning material for adults in business world .This says how to choose a goal that leads to a measurable business improvement and to brainstorm realistic activities that help learners apply their new knowledge on the job. It also helps to identify what content really needs to be included—and what can be cut. And then to decide what should information should go in a course and what should go in a job aid.
The final one is http://www.mindmapblog.com/. This is dedicated to sharing visual mapping tools, resources, and ideas. The site explores mind mapping in business, education, and personal life. The site also highlights in online resource for helping others leverage the power of mind mapping and innovation. People all around the world are now using mind mapping for project management, presentations, strategic planning, brainstorming, content management, and team collaboration. More and more people are learning about the power of mind mapping and leveraging it for greater success in business, education and their personal lives. As an educationist this blog will help me to update my self.
This is my first blog experience .My task is to create my own blog and to write about three blogs related to my field.
http://www.iddblog.org/ is the first blog that I have found. It is maintained by the Instructional Design and Development department at DePaul University. The site’s primary goal is to provide information on enhancing instruction through the use of technology. The goal of this blog is to provide teach/learning information to educators of the five (5) generations presently in the workplace. This helps to the learners of designer course to update themselves. Other articles can be referenced from this blog.
The second blog is about e-learning instructional design ideas .The site is http://www.blog.cathy-moore.com/ . Here we can find practical ideas for powerful e- learning material for adults in business world .This says how to choose a goal that leads to a measurable business improvement and to brainstorm realistic activities that help learners apply their new knowledge on the job. It also helps to identify what content really needs to be included—and what can be cut. And then to decide what should information should go in a course and what should go in a job aid.
The final one is http://www.mindmapblog.com/. This is dedicated to sharing visual mapping tools, resources, and ideas. The site explores mind mapping in business, education, and personal life. The site also highlights in online resource for helping others leverage the power of mind mapping and innovation. People all around the world are now using mind mapping for project management, presentations, strategic planning, brainstorming, content management, and team collaboration. More and more people are learning about the power of mind mapping and leveraging it for greater success in business, education and their personal lives. As an educationist this blog will help me to update my self.
Thursday, July 1, 2010
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