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This is an archive of the 2013 version of ocTEL.

Retention and Intention in Massive Open Online Courses: In Depth (EDUCAUSE Review) | EDUCAUSE.edu

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Humanism | Learning Theories

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  • that our students tend to only respond to discussion boards when they are assessed, suggests a stronger impact of Behaviourism here rather than humanism – Roger Harrison
Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow
humanism, learning is student centered and personalized, and the educator’s role is that of a facilitator

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Constructivism | Learning Theories

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Highlights and Sticky Notes:People actively construct or create their own subjective representations of objective realitylearning is an active, contextualized process of constructing knowledge rather than acquiring itKnowledge is constructed based on p…

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Cognitivism | Learning Theories

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  • So moves away from Behaviorism which considers external stimuli, and starts to look at what is going on in the mind to start with. – Roger Harrison
Mental processes such as thinking, memory, knowing, and problem-solving need to be explored
A response to behaviorism, people are not “programmed animals” that merely respond to environmental stimuli; people are rational beings that require active participation in order to learn, and whose actions are a consequence of thinking
  • this distinction is important – sees learners as having abilities to think and not just react/respond – Roger Harrison

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Behaviorism | Learning Theories

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Highlights and Sticky Notes:I don’t think learners are ‘passive’ responding to environmental stimuli. Some of the time they are, but not all of the time. – Roger Harrisonbehavior is shaped through positive reinforcement or negative reinforcement.behav…

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Training and the Needs of Adult Learners

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want to know why they need to learn something before undertaking learningThis is something I need to think about a bit more when I design materials – Roger HarrisonThe Learners’ Self-Conceptnot sure that I agree with …

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