ALIGNMENT OF

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• ALIGNMENT OF
• COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY,
• MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES,
• INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN,
• VIRTUAL CLASSES
• Multiple Intelligences Instructional Design
  Framework for Virtual Classes
• 228995 - CP -1-2006-1- IE - MINERVA MPP
• Dave Madden, Blended Learning Design
• Project Partner

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Partners
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Background and Objectives

• Identify MI \ ID principles for VCs
• Enable each partner to
• - design
• - record
• - edit
• - archive its own virtual class
• Develop an on-learning resource to improve
• health and safety in the construction
  industry
• Disseminate results

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Cognitive Psychology

• Key Cognitive Learning Principles
• Salient tasks
• Recognition of prior knowledge
• Acceptance of the differences between
  individuals
• The value of feedback to learners

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Cognitive Psychology

• Key Cognitive Learning Principles
• Salient tasks
• Recognition of prior knowledge
• Acceptance of the differences between
  individuals
• The value of feedback to learners

• Five General Principles
• Constructivism
• Context
• Distribution function
• Social learning

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Trends in Instructional Design

• The New Paradigm
• Higher Order Objectives
• Inadequacy of the Atomistic Approach
• Learning for Understanding via Multiple
  Perspectives
• Enabling Contexts and Instructional Carriers
• Learner Control
• Adaptive Learning
• Technology-Mediated Learning
• Adaptive Learning through Technology

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Trends in Instructional Design
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Trends in Instructional Design
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Trends in Instructional Design

• The New Paradigm
• Higher Order Objectives
• Inadequacy of the Atomistic Approach
• Learning for Understanding via Multiple
  Perspectives
• Enabling Contexts and Instructional Carriers
• Learner Control
• Adaptive Learning
• Technology-Mediated Learning
• Adaptive Learning through Technology

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Trends in Instructional Design
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Trends in Instructional Design

• The New Paradigm
• Higher Order Objectives
• Inadequacy of the Atomistic Approach
• Learning for Understanding via Multiple
  Perspectives
• Enabling Contexts and Instructional Carriers

Such vehicles, linguistic or filmic, feature
protagonists, conflicts, problems to be solved,
goals to be achieved, and tension aroused and,
often, allayed. (Gardner, H. Intelligence
Reframed, p.81)
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Trends in Instructional Design

• The New Paradigm
• Higher Order Objectives
• Inadequacy of the Atomistic Approach
• Learning for Understanding via Multiple
  Perspectives
• Enabling Contexts and Instructional Carriers
• Learner Control
• Adaptive Learning
• Technology-Mediated Learning
• Adaptive Learning through Technology

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Multiple Intelligences
?
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Multiple Intelligences

• Lively
• Lads
• In
• Ireland

• Make
• Very
• Bad
• Noodles

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Multiple Intelligences

• Jagged MI profile
• MIs that can be developed
• Personalisation as a goal

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Multiple Intelligences

• Gardner / Jonassen suggested instructional
  model
• Constructivist
• Learning for in-depth understanding
• Empowerment of the learner
• Demanding facilitative role for the teacher
• Terminology like classify, analyse
  predict, create
• Learners responses driving programmes
• Peer and instructor/educator dialogue
• Experiences that engender discussion /
  contradiction

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Virtual Classes

• Background of
• Growth in distance and online learning
• Constructivism
• Communities of Practice context

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Virtual Classes

• Background of
• Growth in distance and online learning
• Constructivism
• Communities of Practice context

• Design guidelines
• ownership and a shared vision
• interaction through collaboration regular
  feedback
• Authentic tasks reflective activities
• Iterative evaluation varied assessment

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What now?

• Nice
• Consolidate design principles and features
• Determine technological specification
• Define training need
• Design and storyboard content
• Build a prototype class
• Write assessments

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What now?

• Nice
• Consolidate design principles and features
• Determine technological specification
• Define training need
• Design and storyboard content
• Build a prototype class
• Write assessments

• Beyond Nice
• Produce VCs, round robin, using action research

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Thanks!
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