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I3 Learning Theories and Online Environment Digital Diagram Bowes
I3 Learning Theories and Online Environment Digital Diagram Bowes
Pia L. Bowes
3/11/18
LEARNING THEORIES AND ONLINE ENVIRONMENT: PARTS I & II 2
Designing instruction can be difficult without having a direction or specific goal in mind.
Having knowledge about learning theories and student learning styles can help with that process.
The following assignment contains a learning theories and online environment diagram and its
subsequent reflection.
Part I
I chose to use to indicate different components of my diagram with different colors and
shapes. I hope that this is not too difficult for anyone to read and understand. It should be noted,
that while I did in-text citations on my diagram, the references for my diagram and reflection
essay are listed on the references page of this paper. It should also be noted that the area for me
to complete my graph was much smaller than the visible are on the webpage. This is the link to
my digital diagram:
https://creately.com/diagram/jfw0yu24/Ovi7t02WL1xXDALvG9ZK36OCoz0%3D
Part II
I chose the Social Development Theory, the Cognitive Load Theory, and the Elaboration
Theory. Both the Cognitive Load Theory and the elaboration theory were derived from
cognitivism. Cognitivism focuses on the cognitive functioning and thinking processes within the
brain (Semple, 2000). Cognitive Load Theory focuses on the steps required to learn information.
The Elaboration Theory focuses on elaboration of a learning topic from general information to
specific information within the topic of concept. Social development theory is derived from the
constructivism. Constructivism focuses on building knowledge through applying past and current
experiences (Jiang & Perkins, 2013). The Social Development Theory focuses on student
Though some of the design strategies were originally connected to one theory, I found
that some of them could be applied to more than one theory. Four instance keeping a cognitive
load to a minimum was primarily from the cognitive load Erie, but you can also apply to
complex and if too much information is included students may have difficulty retaining in
learning information. Creating meaningful learning content can also apply to both elaboration
theory and cognitivism because those theories focus on building knowledge through processes in
the brain. Building meaning is important to reinforce student leaning (Degen, 2014). When I
thought about the different types of learning styles, it occurred to me that all of the theories could
The learning theory that most relates to my teaching style is the elaboration theory. I have
students with special needs, but I also have students who are above average in some areas. This
theory allows me to move students to increasingly complex concepts, but only when they are
ready. I make a point of not holding students back, if they have already mastered a scale and I try
to challenge students within each activity. When I have students completing activities online, I
divide them into groups and have some students working on the basics of concepts, while others
Conclusion
References
Culatta, R. (2018-a). Constructivist theory. Retrieved from
http://instructionaldesign.org/theories/constructivist/
http://instructionaldesign.org/theories/elaboration-theory/
theories.com/vygotskys-social-learning-theory.html
theories.com/cognitivism.html
Degen, R. J. (2014). Brain-based learning: The neurological findings about the human brain that
every teacher should know to be effective. Amity Global Business Review, 915-23.
Jiang, X., & Perkins, K. (2013). A conceptual paper on the application of the picture word
inductive model using Bruner's constructivist view of learning and the cognitive load
Semple, A. (2000). Learning theories and their influence on the development and use of
http://instructionaldesign.org/theories/cognitive-load/