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Better Virtual Buildings or Better Learners?

Better Virtual Buildings or Better Learners?. Richard Brown, Ph.D. brown123@umn.edu. Agenda:. Start with assumptions… The Problem… The Context… A Possible Alternative Continue the Discussion? Additional Resources. Assumptions About Human Capacities: Biological Organism.

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Better Virtual Buildings or Better Learners?

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  1. Better Virtual Buildingsor Better Learners? Richard Brown, Ph.D. brown123@umn.edu

  2. Agenda: • Start with assumptions… • The Problem… • The Context… • A Possible Alternative • Continue the Discussion? • Additional Resources

  3. Assumptions About Human Capacities:Biological Organism • More Alike Than Different • Biology SupportsCognition and Motivation

  4. Assumptions About Human Capacities:Inevitably Logical My cat is an animal All animals have hair Therefore…

  5. Assumptions About Human Capacities:Four Levels of Processing Critical Cultural Awareness Reflective Metacognitive Processing Conscious Controlled Deliberate Processing Preconscious Automatic Processing

  6. The Problem:Education Today • Often Focused on Creating“Obedient Rats” • Typically, goals are solely focused on promoting conscious controlled processing and automaticity • Looks a lot like training to me…

  7. The Context:SystematicInstructional Design • Needs lead to… • Goals lead to… • Objectives lead to… • Assessment, Evaluation • Strategies and Tools • Revision Based on Data

  8. The Context:Motivational Design • Control and Manipulation • Keller - ARCS • Personal Control, Mastery,and Autonomy • Rotter - locus of control • Deci - intrinsic / extrinsic motivation • deCharms - pawn / origin • Langer - mindfullness / mindlessness

  9. The Context:Motivational Design(continued) • Identity, Meaning and Purpose • Maslow’s Hierarchy • Constant force on decisions of how to think, what to believe and how to act; typically unconscious • Can be Manipulated

  10. The Context:Representing Knowledgeand Motivation • Operationalizing Goals • “Information Processing Analysis” • “Knowledge Engineering” • “Motivational Analysis” • Representing “expertise” on paper

  11. The Composition of a “Goal” and Subsequent Objectives… • Diagrams, flowcharts, etc… • Gagne’s Taxonomy • Bloom’s Taxonomy • Keller’s ARCS’s Model • Limited by Our Models of Cognition, and Motivation and Our Purposes • Is our focus simply creating proper mazes (virtual or other) for our obedient rats?

  12. A Possible Alternative:My Biased Perspective Our business is creating autonomous, self-analytical, capable, and motivated participants in a democratic capitalist environment. Environmental contingencies are selected and designed to support this effort

  13. My Biases (continued)… • We are in the business of education, not the business of technology • We need to define our biases and values explicitly… • Open dialogue and explicit reflection vs “parental” monologue and hidden agenda • Exploration and participationvs “obedient rat” syndrome • Negotiated contracts vs carrot and stick jumping through hoops • Reflective analysis vs regurgitation...

  14. Possible Values for Instructional andMotivational Design… Needs  Goals  Objectives  Strategies  Tools • Autonomy and Independence vs Manipulation and Control • Relevance and Meaningful Activities vs Only Drill and Practice • Reflective Analysis vs Automatic Processing • Long-term mission vs today’s lesson

  15. Cognitive and MotivationalSelf-Analysis: Related Concepts • Reflective Processing: • Metacognition • Self-Regulation • General Problem-Solving Skills • Cultural Awareness: • Media Literacy • Emancipatory Education • Social Critical Theory • Liberation Theology

  16. Brainstorming Examples:Goals  Strategies  Tools • Reflective Processing: • Personal Schedule • Explicit Representation of Concepts and Rules (student as designer) • Conceptual Analysis / Inference History (Requires Introduction to Informal Logic) • Motivational Self-Analysis and Autonomy • Learning Contracts • Motivational Journaling

  17. An Invitation toContinued Discussion • Web-based location and forum • Listserv for monthly(?) updates • Special topics • Coordinated research activity • Comments and suggestions welcomed! E-mail me or sign-up today

  18. Additional Resources Available May 23 - www.esdi.us/forum/ • This presentation • Associated and additional URLsand citations • Information related tothe research / discussion forum

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