10. So many theories…why? What factors are important? Do kids and adults learn differently? Different traditions… Different methodologies… Who are these theorists?
11. Who is this man? “ ... People with great passions, people who accomplish great deeds, people who possess strong feelings, even people with great minds and a strong personality, rarely come out of good little boys and girls.” from Educational Psychology (a practical manual for teachers) http: //marxists . anu . edu .au/archive/vygotsky/ Lev Vygotsky (1926)
12. Knud Illeris - A Unified Concept for Theories of Learning?
13. Chemical Education Research Early work was based on cognitive theories that are still evolving and remain popular. Key concept: Working memory capacity
14. Alex Johnstone Journal of Chemical Education, March 1997 Cognitive Theory: Information Processing Model
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17. Applied Cognitive Psychology - a Themed Issue “Emerging Topics in Cognitive Load Research: Using Learner and Information Characteristics in the Design of Powerful Learning Environments”
18. New Tools for Viz - e.g. Jmol “Virtual Museum of Minerals and Molecules” http://virtual-museum.soils.wisc.edu/displays.html
19. But is it truly interactive? How do students learn best with these new tools? Can learning theories help us to decide? Which one?
20. Google Search: “Dissolving NaCl” NCSSM: Flash Animation from North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
21. Multimedia and Animations What do students see? Molecules? Ions? Colored balls? Does motion create understanding? How do we know?
36. An unusual Gordon Conference is discussed at NSF in 2001 www.grc.org
37. 2007 GRC Viz Speaker: Donna Cox, NCSA & UIUC Artist & Computer Graphics Professor www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/ Visualization by Donna Cox, Robert Patterson, Stuart Levy, Matt Hall, Alex Betts, NCSA www.artn.com/NCSA/
39. Learn More Fast - Research Journals Ed. Technology Research & Development Journal of Science, Ed & Technology British Journal of Educational Technology Technology, Pedagogy and Education Canadian J of Learning Technology Computers & Human Behavior Learning, Media & Technology Learning & Instruction Cognition & Instruction Journal of Research in Science Teaching International Journal of Science Education Applied Cognitive Psychology Journal of the Learning Sciences Cognitive Science Liz Dorland Washington University in St. Louis [email_address]