Appreciative Inquiry is a theory and a model which promotes researching what is working the best in order to collectively create what could be even better (Bushe, 2013). Rather than try and fix things and focus on problem solving, the idea is to look in the direction you want to go, passionately seeking good things to forge a path of desirable evolution.<\/p>\n
According to Conceptual Metaphor theory, learning takes place from the transplanting of existing conceptions into new contexts (Sfard, 1998).<\/p>\n
All along throughout the odyssey of MALAT, I thought I would approach my topic based on the tried, tested and true Cognitive Load and Engagement theories. More recently I feel drawn to the other two listed above which are not as commonly tied to research in the field of online learning… but perhaps I could do the tying! What do you think? Would this be a lofty exercise of futility and frustration, or a worthy ambition to conquer for glory?<\/p>\n
Since my research is focused on finding good ways to deliver digital learning, I will be appreciatively inquiring whether or not I name it as my overarching theoretical framework. Does it therefore belong in my methods section instead?<\/p>\n
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References<\/p>\n
Bushe, G.R. (2013).\u00a0The Appreciative Inquiry Model<\/i><\/a>\u00a0[online PDF].\u00a0In E.H. Kessler, (ed.)\u00a0The Encyclopedia of Management Theory<\/i>, Sage Publications. Retrieved from http:\/\/www.gervasebushe.ca\/the_AI_model.pdf<\/p>\n Sfard, A. (1998). On two metaphors for learning and the dangers of choosing just one. Educational researcher, 27<\/em>(2), 4-13.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Appreciative Inquiry Appreciative Inquiry is a theory and a model which promotes researching what is working the best in order to collectively create what could be even better (Bushe, 2013). Rather than try and fix things and focus on problem solving, the idea is to look in the direction you want to go, passionately seeking … Continue reading LRNT 622 – Unit 3 – Activity 1: Theoretical Frameworks<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,1],"tags":[26],"class_list":["post-386","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lrnt622","category-uncategorized","tag-lrnt-622"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0003\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/386","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0003\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0003\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0003\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0003\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=386"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0003\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/386\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":387,"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0003\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/386\/revisions\/387"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0003\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0003\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=386"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0003\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}