Postgraduate Diploma in Instructional Design

Course of Study: EDID 6501 Learning Theory and Instructional Design

Level: Post Graduate

Prerequisite: None

Introduction:
As future Instructional Designers, it is important that you are informed about the different theories, the theorists who propose them and the implications they have on instruction. Mergel (1998) stresses that designers must understand the strengths and weaknesses of each learning theory to optimize their use in appropriate instructional design strategies. This course will allow you to explore these theories and the theorists who propose them.

Description:

Investigation into the different theories:
- Behaviourism “grounded in the research of theorist like Pavlov, Skinner and Watson who state that learning involves a change in observable behaviour.”
- Cognitivism “grounded in the research of theorist like Ausubel and Gagne, who state that learning is an active mental process of acquiring, remembering and using knowledge.”
- Humanism “grounded in the research of theorist like Maslow and Rogers, who state that children should choose what they learn.”
Selection of the theory(s) that would best represent your work environment.
An investigation into Learning Theory and how it Influences Instructional Design.
Examples of the theories in action.
An investigation into the theoretical concepts of Piaget, Vygotsky and Bruner and how these concepts can be used with adults.
An investigation into the ‘hidden’ influences of the different theorists in the classroom/ workplace.
An investigation into the theories of motivation, what is motivation, factors that affect it, the two types of motivation.
An investigation into Gagné's Influence on Instructional Design Theorists.
An examination into Meaningful Learning and Schema Theory through the lenses of the different theories
Description of how the concepts discussed in the theory could provide implications for instruction

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Melisa Hippolyte

Postgraduate Diploma in Instructional Design

Investigation into the different theories:

Behaviourism “grounded in the research of theorist like Pavlov, Skinner and Watson who state that learning involves a change in observable behaviour.”

Cognitivism “grounded in the research of theorist like Ausubel and Gagne, who state that learning is an active mental process of acquiring, remembering and using knowledge.”

Humanism “grounded in the research of theorist like Maslow and Rogers, who state that children should choose what they learn.”

Selection of the theory(s) that would best represent your work environment.

An investigation into Learning Theory and how it Influences Instructional Design.

Examples of the theories in action.

An investigation into the theoretical concepts of Piaget, Vygotsky and Bruner and how these concepts can be used with adults.

An investigation into the ‘hidden’ influences of the different theorists in the classroom/ workplace.

An investigation into the theories of motivation, what is motivation, factors that affect it, the two types of motivation.

An investigation into Gagné's Influence on Instructional Design Theorists.

An examination into Meaningful Learning and Schema Theory through the lenses of the different theories

Description of how the concepts discussed in the theory could provide implications for instruction