Evaluating and Identifying online resources

Brain and learning, Information processing theories and problem solving methods during the learning process


Dr William Huitt website on Educational Psychology Interactive (http://www.edpsycinteractive.org/ ) is a very useful website for anyone interested in the psychology of learning. This site identifies different aspects of teaching and learning for teachers and instructional designers. Though not specifically designed for Instructional designers, this website is arranged in course format and has a great number of references and citations that would prove useful for further research.

Dr Huitt has also provided extensive internet links that did help me browse a number of external links to his website and gave me better insights on teacher education and information processing. His systematic approach and use of the different multimedia approaches such as videos and drawing makes the website learner friendly and comprehensive.

The second resource I came across for The Brain and learning was “Understanding a Brain-Based Approach to Learning and Teaching” by Caine, R N and Caine, G. This journal article offers 12 principles as a general foundation for brain-based learning, including (1) the brain is a parallel processor; (2) learning engages the entire physiology; (3) the search for meaning is innate and occurs through patterning; (5) emotions are critical to patterning; (6) every brain simultaneously perceives and creates parts and wholes; and others. This article also provides 27 references that one can use for further research. It is articulate in advancing knowledge on brain and learning and is useful for instructional designers to peruse in appreciate the vastness of human brain capability.

These two resources and many more that can be derived from Google scholar and the many references provided by the authors will help me in research and may also help stimulate further insights in instructional design.


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