Week+1

Assignment

Discussion  **Susan Mannas** 4/18/2010 6:24 PM **What did you learn about your learning theory beliefs from this activity?** Taking the Pre- and Post-Inventories was interesting. I scored strong in Cognitive followed closely by Humanistic. I did not change much between my pre and post inventory. I was fairly consistent. I feel I tend to lean more toward the Humanistic side of things. I do feel strongly that learning is a “personal act to fulfill one’s potential.” (Learning Theories 2010) I believe strongly in the idea of life long learning. As we age we change and we continue to learn new things about ourselves, how we learn, how we process information as well. We need to take all these things into consideration when trying to fulfill one’s potential. “Humanists also believe that it is necessary to study the person as a whole, especially as an individual grows and develops over the lifespan. “ (Learning Theories 2010)

**What did you learn about yourself and your students base on the learning inventories?** What I learned from doing this exercise is that my method of teaching must still cater to the individual learning modalities of my students. I feel that my strong tendencies toward Constructivism can serve me well in trying to keep this in mind. Like Dabbah, N states, “Teachers/designers are responsible for assisting learners in organizing information in an optimal way so that it can be readily assimilated.” (Dabbagh, N 2010). If I can help my students organize and structure their learning with their preferred modality in mind then it should make it much easier for them to learn what it is I am trying to teach them.

Dabbagh, N. (April 16, 2010). The Instructional Design Knowledge Base. Retrieved April 16, 2010 from Nada Dabbagh's Homepage, George Mason University, Instructional Technology Program. Website: http://classweb.gmu.edu/ndabbagh/Resources/IDKB/index.htm

Learning Theories Knowledgebase (2010, April). at Learning-Theories.com. Retrieved April 16th, 2010 from http://www.learning-theories.com I also found I lean more with the Cognitive and Humanistic Theories. The Humanism theory revolves around student-center learning. It focuses on reaching the goals and interests of the learner (Learning Theories Knowledgebase, 2010). I have always felt that if the students do not have any goals they will not apply themselves fully and will not learn to the best of their ability. I am glad I am not the only one who feels this way!!
 * Valerie Starnes** 4/18/2010 10:26 PM

Learning Theories Knowledgebase (2010, April). at Learning-Theories.com. Retrieved April 18th, 2010 from