Dec 6, 2021
The Enlightenment was an intellectual and philosophical movement
that dominated the world of ideas in Europe in the 17th and 18th
centuries. Its thinkers believed in individual liberty, religious
tolerance, opposition to absolute monarchy and the dogmas of the
Church, and an emphasis on the scientific method and
the...
Nov 22, 2021
From blackboards to interactive whiteboards, learning has always
made use of technology. But with the advent of computers and then
the internet, learning theory entered a new phase from the late
20th Century onwards – as thinkers grappled with the challenges of
designing systems and content that could help...
Nov 8, 2021
Learning has always had a moral dimension. In pre-enlightenment times religion played a big role in deciding what and how people should learn, but by the 20th Century much of that influence had waned, and thinkers began to explore the ethical bases of learning in different ways.
This episode covers a group of thinkers...
Oct 11, 2021
'We're now beginning to unpack what is really good for learners and
teaching' says Donald Clark, 'and it's not what we thought it
was.'
Learning Theory over the ages has concentrated largely on the
'front end' of the process: learning as an event and an experience.
Less attention has been given to the back end,...
Sep 27, 2021
In this episode, Donald and John discuss a group of theorists who
mostly focused directly on instructional design, and who between
them created a body of work which is canonical to the practice of
learning design.
Although their most famous maxims feature prominently on
PowerPoints and blogs about learning design...