The past week I have been searching for new resources (articles & websites) pertaining to problem solving, metacognition, and learning. I must admit this has been no easy feat and at time I was exasperated with frustration and a sense of hopelessness. I couldn't seem to find anything good on the search engine or at Walden University Library databases where I had access that appeared reputable, high quality, and that would be valuable to those in the field of Instructional design. Finally I stumbled upon what I consider two amazing websites that contain not only resources but what what I consider scholarly articles for instructional designers about metacognition, problem solving,and learning. I felt I had hit the mother load. Thought I'd share.
The first resource I found is Problem Solving & Metacognition in Education and Life by Craig Rusbult,Ph.D. At first glance it appears that this is a scholarly article that is as Rusbult elegantly states is about "How we use can use the Design Process to help students improve their Problem Solving Skills (by more effectively combining creatively with critical thinking ) in all area of life, and use Metacognitive Learning Strategies to improve their learning, thinking, and performance?". Once I delved into this article much to my sheer joy , excitement and astonishment in answer to my self driven quest for learning was all these links when I pushed on the blue underlined words which lead to more scholarly information articles. Its like a candy store for instructional designers. It could take years to get through but never boring and and from what I have read to date well worth the time. He emphasizes it is important for students to know how the process of how they are learning, tie in their life experiences in order to promote lifelong learning and provides various strategies for instructional designers to teach this. Rusbult created this website in 2012. Rusbult,C.(2012). Problem Solving & Metacognition in Education and Life. Retrieved from http://www.asa3.org/ASA/education/think/education.htm The Second Resource is a website that is called "the elearning coach for designing smarter learning experiences" with Connie Malamed. It is a website specifically for instructional designers to provide information on the following 8 areas. These 8 areas focus on cognition, metacognition, learning not only to enhance students learning but for the instructional designer themselves to keep life long learning on these important topics and provides tools to be able to better teach those they serve. The 8 areas found in the website are: 1)Podcasts-describes various activities with podcasts and I tunes for instructional designers. 2)E learning- covers the topics:Audience.Instructional Design, Learning Objectives, Storyboards,Tests, User Interface). 3)E learning 2.0 - has articles related to online learning for instructional designers. 4)Cognitive -has excellent articles on cognitive learning and the brain. This is where I found this website in the first place when I googled metacognitive and learning it brought me up to here "Metacognitive and Learning:Strategies For Instructional Design" by Connie Malamed. This article is clear, concise ,easy to follow and describes for instructional designers as stated in the article " What is Metacognition? ""The Two Processes of Metacognition Skills"Metacognition and Expertise" "Examples of Metacognitive Skills" and "Metacognitive Strategies". It is a very useful article for building a strong foundation of knowledge. 5) Graphics, Audio, Etc - this section includes areas on audio, authoring tools, graphics and videos. 6)Reviews - reviews include: books, hardware, software and are updated to keep instructional designers learning. 7)Mobile- this section includes advances in mobile phones services and devices especially for instructional designers. 8)Business - Articles for Instructional Designers in the area of business. In all this is a great article and website. One which is provides a clear guide on the path to metacognition and learning for instructional designers with students. I think it is well worth the time to investigate! Malamed,C. Metacognitive and Learning:Strategies For Instructional Design. Retrieved from http://theelearningcoach.com/learning/metacognition-and-learning/ Happy learning everyone!
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Dr. Mary
3/16/2015 07:41:20 am
Upon reviewing the blog by Alana Tiffen I discovered that teachers across the world are seeking new ways to reach their students. From podcasts, to cognitive information, the author of the blog site Colleen Malamed is able to provide pertinent information for the experienced and novice instructional designer. As a teacher, I especially like things that lead me to new apps and instructional methodology that I can use in the classroom. And, as a special education teacher, I am especially interested in learning about apps that can used by the more severely impaired communicative population. These apps seem to entrance these students and allow them to "speak" to the others around them through the use of tapping on their school issued iPad minis. Once they gain their voice, the outcomes are unlimited. Oftentimes there are so many web sites available that it is difficult to know where to start. The options provided by Malamed allow the novice learner the ability to research and investigate various sites that may be applicable to their individual purpose.
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