Cognitive Science Overview Implications for Multimedia Authoring Summary of Design Activities Review of Taxonomy/Matrix of Frameworks Discussion: Next meeting Preparation: Dec. 6 Presentations

Scenario Cognitive Science Group Discussion What do you consider the most compelling reasons to make a case for the development of constructivist learning environments rather than didactic instruction? –Describe the type of educational goals/objectives that you deem suitable for either type of learning material –Describe potential benefits of learning from constructivist learning environments –List some reasons and examples when didactic instruction would be better suited

Scenario Cognitive Science Class Discussion What are the implications of designing learning environments based on any of the constructivist frameworks discussed in this course for · Information Architecture, · Interaction Design, · Information Design, and · Evaluation of the ID process?

Scenario Cognitive Science Instructional Design Models Living Systems Approach Plass & Salisbury (2002)

Scenario Cognitive Science Summary of Design Activities Topics 1. Design a multimedia learning environment for freshmen students learning Spanish that supports vocabulary acquisition and the process of reading a text in Spanish. […] 4. Design a multimedia learning environment on the the history of the American civil war for university students. 5. Design a multimedia learning environment for high school students learning about HIV/AIDS.

Scenario Cognitive Science Tasks  Develop categories for such a comparison  Summarize the most important design features  Visualize how the frameworks overlap or are exclusive of one another, and how they relate to Behaviorist, Cognitive, and Constructivist philosophies Framework Comparison

Scenario Cognitive Science Materials  Revised Design Document  Revised Theory Paper  Completed Annotated Bibliography ( entries)  Prototype of constructivist learning environment Final Project