OVERVIEW OF INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN BLOGS
E-Learning & Instructional Design 101
E-Learning & Instructional Design 101 offers useful information as to the importance of understanding how your students learn. The three main types of learning styles are auditory (hear), Visual (see) and Kinesthetic (touch). Understanding that in any giving setting there will be a combination of the three. Constructing learning activities that are engaging for each student is necessary and being able to measure the effectiveness is important. This blog also offers an Action Plan that can give you a starting point as well as addition information such as books on the subject. This blog site is designed for new and seasoned Instructional designers.
Is your Mind Set?
Jan Costenbader teaches mathematics courses in the Liberal Studies Program at DePaul. As we all know mathematics presents a challenge for many students. In his blog he discussion ways to change a students view about math. Costenbader offers Dr. Carol Dweck, a psychologist at Stanford University view on the subject as well (http://www.stanford.edu/dept/psychology/cgi-bin/drupalm/cdweck). She believes that there is two ways people approach life experiences, fixed mindset or a growth mindset. Studying both Costenbader and Dweck’s work can broaden your view and knowledge as an Instructional designer.
What everybody ought to know about Instructional Design
This blog offer tips for e-learning success, it contents offer practical real-world situations that can help make an Instructional Design more aware of there importance to the educational community. It is not enough to just present well thought out and well planned curriculum to students, but to guide and help students to focus on the attended subject matter. What everybody ought to know about Instructional Design also offers a host of hyperlink on similar subject to broaden your perspective.
