Module 6: Understanding

Understanding is meaningful learning. It is usually contrasted with rote learning (memorization), although it is also distinct from skill application and generic skill application. Understanding is probably the least studied and least understood type of learning within the cognitive domain. Fortunately, it is an area which is currently receiving a lot of attention by learning psychologists.

 http://www.indiana.edu/~idtheory/methods/m6.html 

Week 10 & 11 Due Dates CHANGED: teammates' individual posting by Tuesday 4/17; Discussant's summary by Sunday, 4/22; teammates' review posting by Tuesday 4/24.

Please follow the guideline for online discussion to provide your input and feedback through the following blog site:cste5319week10module6.blogspot.com

Case Study:

Your team will be working alone for this Module 6: Understanding case study. You should carefully review the Development Procedure and recommended Team Activities to have a brainstorm about what you would like to do to accomplish “Understanding” by creating an educational and/or training website.

After you shared your development procedure and peer-reviews individually, your team discussant should provide a summary of peer-reviews to list the strengths and weaknesses of the “Development Procedure.”

Here is your task for Module 6: Understanding

1.   For CSTE5337 next semester, you will be working with a team to design and create an interactive website which should provide the learning tools to fulfill all of the 8 modules of Instructional Design Theories you learned from this course. Identify a big concept which can be broken down to at least three sub-topics (dimensions of understanding). This concept needs to be understood and delivered through the interactive website design.

2.   Pick which relationships constitute the important dimensions of understanding for that concept (Need References).

3.   Identify which of those relationships have not already been acquired by the learners, and list them as new relationships to be taught.

4.   Pick the best practice of using multimedia technology for each new relationship. (For example, Alice, Scratch, Video Clips…etc.)