The readings for both this course and the Intro to Instructional Design course, which I am currently taking as well, are really the first exposures I have had to understanding psychology and more specifically, cognitivism and how that plays a role in understanding learning. These are concepts I didn't really consider much of before starting this program. I've only really observed learning challenges in adult learners in the online course environment and based on my experience, I could see some initial issues with the way the courses were formatted, such as having too much content to cover on a weekly basis, etc. but I never thought about how the way in which we learn can also play a part in making recommendations to faculty for course re-design considerations.
After this week's presentation on cognitivism, I also better understand how essentially all of the learning theories we are going to learn about on a weekly basis all interact with one another. Our presentation on communities of practice certainly take cognitive approaches in to account. I'm looking forward to seeing the presentations each week and get a clearer picture of how they are all interrelated.
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