Topic 1: The Learning Sciences
Topic 1: The Learning Sciences
The Learning Sciences are considered an interdisciplinary perspective which provide research and evidence-based results about how we learn. Contributions from various fields include but not limited to anthropology, educational psychology, cognitive psychology, neuroscience, biology, child development, and linguistics. The focus of research in Learning Sciences is learning: how do people learn, what resources and supports enable learning, and how do features of settings and contexts interact with the learning process.
Topic Learner Outcomes:
- Explain how the learning sciences perspective informs UDL.
- Apply solutions from the learning sciences perspective to the design and delivery of your courses and instructional materials.
- Determine and evaluate specific research in the learning sciences that reduces barriers in the learning process.
Topic Learner Outcomes:
- Explain how the learning sciences perspective informs UDL.
- Apply solutions from the learning sciences perspective to the design and delivery of your courses and instructional materials.
- Determine and evaluate specific research in the learning sciences that reduces barriers in the learning process.
Topic Instructional Materials:
eBook Reading:
Read in Ch. 4: Universal Design for Learning
Introduction
Individualized Routes to the Destination
OR
Universal Design for Learning: Principles, Framework, and Practice
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Tip-Sheet Six Effective Learning Strategies
We Don't Need Learning Styles (also includes link to Learning Styles Don't Exist Video)
Learning Styles Don't Exist Video
The Science of Learning: How to Turn Information into Intelligence Video
Topic Specific Activities:
