Technology Enhanced Learning: Psychological Foundations and Current Trends Seminar SS 2005 Jürgen Heller

Overview Psychological Foundations Theoretical Background Design of eLearning Course Evaluation of Distance Learning Blended Learning Game-based Learning Learning Styles

Psychological Foundations Topics and resources –Learning Theories (e.g. Constructivism) –The Educator’s Reference Desk –Bransford, J.D., Brown, A.L., & Cocking, R.R. (1999). How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School.

Psychological Foundations Topics and Resources –Papers by Educational Psychologist Richard Mayer Mayer, R. E. (2001). What good is educational psychology? The case of cognition and instruction. Educational Psychologist, 36, Mayer, R. E., Heiser, J., & Lonn, S. (2001). Cognitive constraints on multimedia learning: When presenting more material results in less understanding. Journal of Educational Psychology, 93, Mayer, R. E., & Chandler, P. (2001). When learning is just a click away: Does simple user interaction foster deeper understanding of multimedia messages? Journal of Educational Psychology, 93,

Theoretical Background Topics and Resources –Theoretical Sources in IT Instructional design models, constructivism, learning environments, media theory (CMC) –Formal Representations Ontologies (incl. software Protégé) Educational Modelling Language (EML) IMS Learning Design

Design of eLearning Course Topics and Resources –Roadmap to Course Redesign Program in course redesign Redesign projects Planning resources Academic practices

Evaluation of Distance Learning Topics and Resources –The No Significant Difference Phenomenon –Phipps R. & Merisotis J. (1999). What's the difference? A review of contemporary research on the effectiveness of distance learning in higher education. –Sloan-C Publications

Blended Learning Topics and Resources –ALN Principles for Blended Environments Sloan-C Publication –Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks –Benbunan-Fich, R. & Hiltz, S.R. (1999). Impacts of asynchronous learning networks on individual and group problem solving: A field experiment. Group Decision and Negotiation, 8, 409–426. –Blended Learning Design _1028.PDF _1028.PDF

Game-based Learning Topics and Resources –Mitchell, A. & Savill-Smith, C. (2004). The use of computer and video games for learning. A review of the literature.

Learning Styles Topics and Resources –Index of Learning Styles (ILS) –Learning style resources –iClass Deliverable on learning styles Provides reference to comprehensive review and various theoretical conceptions