BA Library Online: Learning Theories and Instructional Design

Part of the information service I provide our learning community is the writing and posting of short curated materials. Every Thursday is #techThursday and this week, I put together link to resources and "think pieces" on Learning Theories and Instructional Design.

Learning Theories serve as important guiding principles in creating teaching plans and resources, and when designing instruction for remote or distance learning. Here is an infographic on three Learning Theories as moorings of pedagogy. Below is an excerpt from the article where the infographic was taken. 

Click this - Learning Theory and Instructional Design, to access the full article from Shift Learning.

"While there's no single formula for selecting the most appropriate theory, experts usually match learning theories with the learning content.

For instance, the behavioral approach is much more effective in helping learners master the content of his or her profession (knowing what) and where learner bring almost none prior knowledge to learning.

On the other hand, the cognitive approach can effectively help learners solve problems in unfamiliar situations (knowing how) as this theory is usually considered more appropriate for explaining complex forms of learning (reasoning, problem solving, etc).

As for the constructivist approach, experts have effectively applied it when dealing with ill-defined problems that calls for reflection-in-action.(Ertmer P. & Newby, T., 1993)"