IDT 5120: Ethics and Culture Models for Learning Design
TNU Course Description:
This course provides an opportunity to apply various learning principles into practice in online design. Students have an opportunity to investigate their faith in which learning design takes place, considering the interplay between content experts or subject matter experts and design methodology.
Instructor: Dr. LaDonna Young
Reflection:
This class focused on a variety of learning theories and how those theories can be applied to adult learning and education (andragogy). We considered behaviorist, humanist, cognitivist, constructivist, and 21st century learning methods. Based on the given week’s learning theory, we created an analysis paper focusing on that learning method. One of the most challenging aspects of writing the analysis papers was to keep the content within the two-page limit while also presenting essential and complete information. (Thankfully, the first week Dr. Young accepted papers that exceeded the two-page limit without any penalty.) Our final week of class we did not write a paper but created a learning solution presentation for a real-life problem. I enjoyed creating that presentation for a couple of reasons: 1) it wasn’t another paper; and 2) it addressed an ongoing issue that had the potential to harm someone very close to me.
One of the most enjoyable and impactful aspects of this class was the journal reflections. Each week we were to consider the given learning method and describe how it aligned with scripture, conflicted with scripture, and to present our opinion on Jesus’ approach to learning and how His approach aligned with that week’s learning theory.
Artifacts:
This course provides an opportunity to apply various learning principles into practice in online design. Students have an opportunity to investigate their faith in which learning design takes place, considering the interplay between content experts or subject matter experts and design methodology.
Instructor: Dr. LaDonna Young
Reflection:
This class focused on a variety of learning theories and how those theories can be applied to adult learning and education (andragogy). We considered behaviorist, humanist, cognitivist, constructivist, and 21st century learning methods. Based on the given week’s learning theory, we created an analysis paper focusing on that learning method. One of the most challenging aspects of writing the analysis papers was to keep the content within the two-page limit while also presenting essential and complete information. (Thankfully, the first week Dr. Young accepted papers that exceeded the two-page limit without any penalty.) Our final week of class we did not write a paper but created a learning solution presentation for a real-life problem. I enjoyed creating that presentation for a couple of reasons: 1) it wasn’t another paper; and 2) it addressed an ongoing issue that had the potential to harm someone very close to me.
One of the most enjoyable and impactful aspects of this class was the journal reflections. Each week we were to consider the given learning method and describe how it aligned with scripture, conflicted with scripture, and to present our opinion on Jesus’ approach to learning and how His approach aligned with that week’s learning theory.
Artifacts:
- Analysis of Behaviorist Learning Methods
- Analysis of Humanist Learning Methods
- Analysis of Cognitivist Learning Methods
- Analysis of Constructivist Learning Methods
- Analysis of 21st Century Learning Methods
- Learning Solution Proposal and Interview Summary
- Learning Solution Presentation: "I Want to be Sure" (PowerPoint show)
- Learning Solution Presentation: "I Want to be Sure" (Screencast-O-Matic version)