This week we focused on the following learning theories: Behaviorism, Constructivism, Cognitivism, and Connectivism. Over the summer I took a psychology course so I felt rather comfortable with the subject of learning theories. However, I was not as comfortable with Blogger as I thought! The biggest challenge I faced with this assignment was figuring out how to post my Learning Theory Matrix to my blog (while trying to make it aesthetically pleasing). If you click on the picture, it will enlarge so you can read it. I spent hours trying to format it to a different size. Initially posting this assignment to my blog didn't sound like a tedious task, but formatting it and figuring out how to pull the URL from Google Drive was rather difficult (yes, I googled and Youtubed how to do all of these things).
As a teacher in general, I can relate to all of these learning theories but as a special education teacher, I feel like my teacher flow aligns with the behaviorist theory. I work with a lot of students that struggle with behavior and it's always interesting to look at the ABC/FBA data to determine a function, reaction/behavior, consequence/reinforcer, etc. to figure out how to assist them. As I learned from a lot of research in my education courses, all learners learn differently. So, it is important to embrace the thought of using different learning theories in the classroom. Connectivism is one theory I am new to learning about. It is 100% relevant in education now, and it will continue to be! This is a theory that I would like to implement more of in my classroom. I used the links Dr. Gaston provided as well as a few others to research how the theories could guide the use of technology.
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I love your blog! I also enjoyed your Matrix. Your guided technology was great. I always forget about using class dojo! I have never used it but have always wanted to. This was a great reminder. Good luck to you this semester!
ReplyDeleteI loved that I wasn't the only one who continued with blogger from EDM 310. I also had a hard time uploading my PDF. I had to upload it as an image like you did. I remember using blogger in EDM 310 and LOVED it. This was quite a little challenging trying to figure out how to upload a pdf. I also said class dojo would be great for the behaviorism theory. I enjoyed your blog and love the theme! Looking forward to reading more.
ReplyDeleteSuch a great job on your matrix! You explained it wonderfully. It was amazing to me to see how much we use technology on a normal basis without realizing that it falls in to categories with each other such as the ones we use on our every day basis. I also agree with Kayla that class dojo is awesome to work on behaviorism theories!
ReplyDeleteDo not know why it says Unknown but this is Lauren Bunn :)
DeleteYou sound like you have a great deal of knowledge in the realm of Special Ed. (I wish I could talk to you and ask a few questions) I am just beginning my journey in the Special Ed world and I have so much to learn. I like how you stated what theory your values closely align with and why.
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