Fitting the Pieces Together

Learning Theories

After filling in the Learning Theories Matrix I really thought a lot about how I learn. After gaining a deeper understanding of the various learning theories and learning styles of the last few weeks, I really know more learning.  In the beginning I knew that were are several methods that I learn through, now I know that there are six major theories.  The two theories or perspectives in which I thought that I learned through were “Behaviorism and Cognitivism”   (Ertmer & Newby 1993). I also learned about learning and transfer to long-term memory.  Now that I understand how the transfer occurs. I learn through the Adult Learning theory and Connectivism theory, and Cognitivism Theory. I learned that I classify information into categories will then store this information. “Then I recognize and classify the similarities and differences between the information and recall the information at a later time (Ertmer and Newby 1993).

I learned that my personal network supports the tenants Connectivism through the use of connecting and staying connected through blogs, Facebook, Twitter, emails, to gain information or share information with my social and professional network.  I really like to collaborate and share with the teachers at my school.   I learned that I really like learning through the use of technology and I use several types of digital tools.  The digital tools that best enable my learning would be my laptop, ipad, and my smart phone. All three are portable and I can use them anywhere I need to access the need for my self-directed learning or my need for entertainment.  When I have a question I will use my technology recourses to access the Internet and use Google Search Engine and then read, listen, or watch Wiki’s and webinars (the information) need to gain the answer needed for the question. (Ertmer and Newby 1993).  

Resources

Ertmer, P. A., & Newby, T. J. (1993). Behaviorism, cognitivism, constructivism: Comparing critical features from an instructional design perspective. Performance Improvement Quarterly, 6(4), 50–71.

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