Meeting 3

Monday September 8th, 2008

Margie Christie and Kelly Wilkerson, Scribes

  • At the beginning of class we took the "dreaded" quiz. Dr. Martindale gave us 30 minutes, and when everyone was finished, we were asked to grade our peers' quizzes.

During the quiz discussion a topic that was unknown to some people came up:

Learning Theories

The Oxford Companion to the Mind has a good overview of Learning Theories on page 430-31. Also refer to the TIP hyperlink below.

  • Pavlovian: The conditional learning theory, discovered by the Russian Psychologist Ivan Pavlov. Was actually a serendipitous discovery. Through astute observation of the feeding routine of a kennel of dogs, Pavlov noted that it was the routine of the feeding crew to ring a bell when it was time for the dogs to eat. He saw that even before the food arrived at the individual cage the dogs began to salivate. Thus, the dogs were conditioned by the bell to respond to the food before they saw it.
  • Skinnerians: Include experiments using the Skinner box, Giving a reward (treat) as an external stimulus for learning a sequence of responses. Also expanded the learning theory based on irregular reinforcement.
  • Maslow: He is known for his hierarchy of needs. His pyramid of needs starts with the most primitive needs at the bottom. They are as follows (from bottom to top),

Physiological: breathing, food, water, sex, sleep, homeostasis, and excretion Safety: security of body, of employment, of resources, of morality, of the family, of health, of property Love/Belonging: friendship, family, sexual intimacy Esteem: self-esteem, confidence, achievement, respect of others, respect by others Self-actualization: morality, creativity, spontaneity, problem solving, lack of prejudice, and acceptance of facts.

  • (Theory Into Practice) Database (TIP): example of a list of psychology theories of human learning and instruction: This link has a list of 50 theories related to human learning and instruction.

(Dr. Martindale has encouraged all members of the class to contribute what they can on this subject)

  • Here is a website that provides a basic index of Learning Theories. It provides pretty comprehensive summaries of the different theories as well as summaries of the work done by different researchers. There is also a helpful section with definitions, in case you all are as unfamiliar to the terminology as I am. :)

From J.J.(Judy) Hutton, here is a learning theory website discussing Bandura's Social Learning Theory: http://www.learning-theories.com/social-learning-theory-bandura.html: Social Learning Theory (Bandura) "Summary: Bandura’s Social Learning Theory posits that people learn from one another, via observation, imitation, and modeling. The theory has often been called a bridge between behaviorist and cognitive learning theories because it encompasses attention, memory, and motivation. Originator: Albert Bandura Key Terms: Modeling, reciprocal determinism Social Learning Theory (Bandura) People learn through observing others’ behavior, attitudes, and outcomes of those behaviors. “Most human behavior is learned observationally through modeling: from observing others, one forms an idea of how new behaviors are performed, and on later occasions this coded information serves as a guide for action.” (Bandura). Social learning theory explains human behavior in terms of continuous reciprocal interaction between cognitive, behavioral, and environmental influences." A useful learning theory that I have utilized. J.J. Hutton

The perfect compliment to Bandura is Vygotsky (my personal favorite). For everything you never realized you did not know about him: http://www.kolar.org/vygotsky/ My favorite Vygotsky quote: “Reflection is the transfer of argumentation within...”

http://www.innovativelearning.com/teaching/learning_theories.html-Hi,guys. I thought this site would be beneficial. It has great examples of learning theories. Jameka Sanders Roberts 9/15/08 @ 1057am I MOVED THIS LINK THIS EVENING.:)

Roll Call and Where We're Goin'

Veronica-MAT (Elementary Education)

Sally-MAT (Early Childhood)

Latarsha-Certification K-6

Gregory-Going for retirement!

Robert-Going to bed ASAP...He's been up since 3 am!!! Get some sleep Robert!

J.J.-MAT in Education (Possibly in IDT)

Margie-MAT (Middle School Grades)

Kelly-MAT (Elementary Education)

Emily-Going home to eat...She hasn't eaten all day! She's HUNGRY!

Jameka-Is going home to love on her kids!

Tonya-Is planning on relaxing.

Dianne-Going to studying for her next class!

Brent-Is looking forward to going to Spring Break '09 in El Paso.

Chris-Has a date with a tennis racket.

Matt-Is not going home for a while...(Let's just say his house is being occupied..) :-)

Tina-Is getting her 2nd Masters (ESL)

Julie-Looking forward to going to Christmas in Oregon

Clay-Is seeking employment opportunities (let us know if you find any!)

Haley-Is headed to Chicago for a bachelorette party this weekend

Charlie-Is headed to Huntington, VA for a football game this weekend

Jessica-MAT (Elementary Education)

Aimie-MAT (Elementary Education)

We took a ten minute break at 6:29 p.m.

To Do by Monday 9/15:

  1. Visit our wiki and add 1 available resource on the topic of Learning Theories (or something else that you wish. This is to be done from this week forward by everyone)
  2. Go to LinkedIn, which is a professional networking site, similar to Facebook, but you make "connections" not "friends". Create a profile and add Dr. Martindale as a "connection".
  3. Complete your profile under eCourseware. Add a picture so we can all remember each other a little better. Tell us a little about yourself, but only what you are comfortable with!
  4. Go to the Inspiration website to download a free 30-day trial version of the program. We will be using this program to create our concept maps.
  5. Internet Scavenger Hunt is due if you have not already submitted it. (You may re-do it if you like) (You will find it under "discussions".)
  6. Concept Map is due. You may create a concept map of the NTeQ Model, or a lesson plan of your choice. (It would be good to incorporate aspects of the NTeQ Model within the description of your lesson plan, if you choose to go that route) You will be using the program Inspiration to complete this task. It is important to not make this concept map "linear", since the NTeQ Model is interconnected.

Other Topics that came up in Class:

  • We went over Mac Shortcuts- F11 moves all of the windows out of the way. F10 makes windows small so that you can pick which one to be up front.
Here is a massive list of Mac keyboard shortcuts for those who are new to these computers. There's a ton of information here, but some of it is really useful.
- Matt Bell

Might want to ask our classmate Tina, too. She works for an Apple/Mac repair center.

  • We discussed our wiki changes from last week. It was decided upon that we are an unusually "moral" group...
  • We brainstormed on what important categories could potentially make an appearance in our class wiki. Here are some of the ideas we brainstormed:
Lesson Plans (links, formats, actual examples)
Theories (i.e. the learning theories we mentioned at the beginning of class)
Links from each chapter of our text book
Links to quizzes before the test
Average class dismissal time and class recaps for people who missed class (i.e. what happened at what time)
Contact info for classmates, although we determined this should not be posted on the wiki. You can find classmate's email addresses under classlist in eCourseware
Training classes/Seminars (Local and on web)
Outlines of our chapter readings
Link to the NTeQ website
Making "anchor" links like in wikipedia (kinda resembles a table of contents)
Reminders of things due the following week (everything you need to turn in / know by next week is under the to-do list above)
Evolution of learning processes from early times (Plato, Aristotle)
How to get a job
Teaching standards
Learning village website
Link practitioner Journals
How to use apple (Mac) computers
You can even make a page on yourself, if you so desire!
  • Went over the syllabus
  • Went over schedule (feel free to work ahead if you want)
  • We discussed further possibilities of quizzes making a reappearance. Dr. Martindale assured us he would never spring a "pop-quiz" upon us. He said that if we stay caught-up on our readings and demonstrate such through insightful class discussions, then there would be no need for quizzes. However, if the need for quizzes were to arise, he would let us know about it during the previous class.
  • Discussed "Web 2.0" This term refers to new technology such as "blogs, wikis, social-networking sites such as Facebook or Myspace.
  • We went over how to submit assignments through the "dropbox" option under (ecourseware) https://elearn.memphis.edu/. we did actual demonstrations in class.
  • We also talked about how to see an explanation of assignments for the course. Click on "content" in (ecourseware) https://elearn.memphis.edu/ and the different units will appear.
We were dismissed from class roughly ten minutes early

Example Testing