Designing Good Discussion QuestionsIn another post we introduced Bloom’s Taxonomy, specifying how these categories of understanding might help us as we design discussion questions or…
Open Educational Resources (OER)Open learning represents a growing facet in global education today, and as such highlights one consequence of the growth of self-directed…
Writing Affective ObjectivesThe affective learning taxonomy is one that is often overlooked in our traditional educational models, and yet is absolutely essential…
Writing Behavioral ObjectivesSecond, O’Donnell’s subtle admonition that researchers explore how the medium of online education might be “artfully [exploited] in its own right,” [2] has…
Writing Cognitive ObjectivesIn 1956 an educational psychologist, Benjamin Bloom, articulated a hierarchy (taxonomy) for understanding differing levels of cognition, starting with the…
Communities of PracticeEtienne Wenger and William Snyder claim that “although communities of practice have been around for centuries” the use of “the term [is…
Information ArchitectureYou may be asking, “What is information architecture (IA), and how can it help us in our work of online…
Lifelong LearningEducational theorists like Sir Kenneth Robinson have long called for a learning revolution that would better equip learners to live and work…
Transformative LearningAlthough ideas surrounding transformative learning within formal academic settings have traditionally been associated with Jack Mezirow’s theory from the 1970s, the idea…
Self-Directed Learning ProcessesOne positive consequence of the growth of SDL in contemporary educational settings has been a refocusing on the processes of…
Self-Directed Learning SkillsYour online design can offer one pathway in the development of self-directed learning (SDL) skills for emerging leaders who will…
Self-Directed LearningSelf-directed learning (SDL) has gained significant momentum as a design priority across the varied educational landscapes, today. Although this growth…
Adult Learning – Part 2Read Part 1 of Adult Learning on making connections. Learning Design Strategies Transmission – Daniel Pratt and Associates (2005) have…
Adult Learning – Part 1Although theories of adult learning seemed to blossom in the 1960s, at least in the West, leading to learning designations…
Learner Experience (LX)Learner experience (LX) is a relatively new term for, and a narrowing of a field of study originally called user…
Readiness to Learn“I am always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught.” – Winston Churchill Churchill’s quip reminds…