My learning philosophy
My instructional/graphic design
pedagogy spawned my philosophy of learning. Teaching has honed my abilities to simplify concepts
and manage large groups of people. Through teaching, I have acquired application
skills, research skills, communication skills, and people skills. As a
researcher, educator, and designer, I believe that instructional design is a
discipline that requires a humanistic approach. Designers must be cognizant of
a variety of factors as part of the cognitive information process when contemplating how to best present information to a
particular audience (Driscoll, 2005). For instance, some individuals
with different learning style may also experience degrees of red-green color
deficiency view the complementary color scheme, red and green, as difficult to
discriminate. When adjacent, the hues appear black. In contrast, a
color-normal
individual can easily discriminate the hues.
Therefore, it is prudent for instructional design students to learn this lesson in their formative years, which is my goal in the classroom. In addition, design educators have the responsibility to educate students with the goal of providing a solid foundation in classic theories of learning and current theories of instruction, and a design curriculum based on industry standards. This is critical when transitioning the student from academia to professional practice. In the end, I now have an idea what effective learning should mean to me.
Anwar Mohammad
http://anwar-mohammad.blogspot.com/2012/05/learning-in-digital-world.html?showComment=1337832149735#c4768879030743185015
Driscoll, M.P. (2005). Psychology of learning for instruction
(3rd ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc.
I agree that instructional design in key to the success of learning. In every theory we have explored, it is necessary to have a strong foundation of knowledge from which to build more knowledge upon. Without good instructional design, the foundation is not strong enough to support more learning. Holes and gaps will be present and the transfer of knowledge will be missing key components. I am also a firm believer in learning styles and find if individuals can take control of their learning, they become better learners.
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