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E-Learning Design Part 2: Observable and Measurable Outcomes

CDSM

At CDSM, we draw on a range of theories – from the past and the present – to form the method and practice behind our award-winning e-learning. This is known as our ‘ pedagogy ’. The use of observable and measurable outcomes in learning is linked to something called ‘ Bloom’s Taxonomy ’.

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A Different Approach to Adult Learning Design

Raptivity

Pedagogy is how you teach children and Andragogy is how you teach adults. Source: From presentation by Rick Blunt on Guild online forum According to Rick, when adults start solving a problem, they tend to follow Bloom’s taxonomy. Adult learners appreciate practical knowledge than theory. So how do adults learn?

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Learning styles: Worth our time?

Making Change

Variation among learners doesn’t prove any specific theory: “It is undoubtedly the case that a particular student will sometimes bene?t study found no clear evidence supporting any of the many theories about learning styles. Another, even more exhaustive study of learning styles research offers some ideas.

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Learning styles: Worth our time?

Making Change

Variation among learners doesn’t prove any specific theory: “It is undoubtedly the case that a particular student will sometimes bene?t study found no clear evidence supporting any of the many theories about learning styles. Another, even more exhaustive study of learning styles research offers some ideas.

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E-Learning Design Part 5: Learning through Creating (Blooms 21)

CDSM

At CDSM, we draw on a range of theories – from the past and the present – to form the method and practice behind our award-winning e-learning. This is known as our ‘ pedagogy ’. Though this taxonomy of the cognitive domain was revised by Anderson and Krathwohl in 2001, the visual metaphor of the step pyramid was still prevalent.

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E-Learning Design Part 6: CDSM’s Active Learning Model™

CDSM

Throughout this series on e-learning design , we have looked at some of the learning theories that help to form the method and practice behind our award-winning e-learning. This is known as our ‘ pedagogy ’. Let’s take Bloom’s taxonomy as an example of a theory we utilise differently depending on circumstances.

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How to Create Effective Test Questions

CourseArc

As a general rule, a good question tests the 6-levels of intellectual understanding, as espoused in Bloom’s Taxonomy : Knowledge. To find out, let’s begin by reminding ourselves why we test our students in the first place. The Purpose of a Good Test Question. Comprehension. Application. Evaluation.