#1: Zhihao’s Blog
Thank you for your post, Zhihao! I really enjoyed how you described each learning theory using your own personal examples of witnessing different teachers who have used them and what they looked like. I definitely agree with your overarching message that there is not a learning theory that is more effective than others but rather that it is dependent on what is being taught and which strategy makes the most sense. I am wondering if you felt that your teachers chose a suitable learning theory when teaching you a specific course or topic. For example, do you think that your middle and higher level courses using a cognitivist approach as you mentioned is the most effective or could another learning theory be equally as suitable? Thank you again for your insights and reflective post!
#2: Ruth’s blog
I thoroughly enjoyed reading through your post, Ruth. I appreciate the level of depth and detail that you used to explain direct instruction. I particularly thought that your specific example of outlining how a computer science professor would employ this method was very well done. It seems as though direct instruction seems to fit seamlessly with your plans within your interactive resource. I am wondering if this remained the case or if an additional learning design was also used/ could be argued to be effective? Thank you for your post, Ruth!
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