For Activity 6, my classmate and I explored the implications of abundant content for lifelong learning. For our topic, we chose to learn how to grow a tree along a flat surface in a predetermined pattern. A Google search for “How to grow a tree along a flat surface” led to the discovery that this technique was called ‘espalier’. Feeling inspired and informed, we used this term to search further. The photo below shows the ‘Images’ from...
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I’ll be honest, this assignment felt daunting to me. The readings were intense and our Prof’s request to choose a position aligning with one of the stances of either educational theory or instructional principles had me struggling to determine how I would proceed. After reading Ertmer and Newby’s (2013) exposition on Behaviorism, Cognitivism, and Constructivism in instructional design and Merrill’s (2002)...
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