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 to this day, their
ideas are often cherry-picked and misrepresented – as in the
strange case of Benjamin Bloom and his eponymous Taxonomy. Donald
calls for a revaluation, arguing passionately for their continued
relevance and far-sightedness.
00:56 Introducing the Instructionalists
06:52 Frederick Winslow Taylor (1856-1915)
12:51 Benjamin Bloom (1913-1999)
26:29 Robert M. Gagné (1916-2002)
38:43 Robert F. Mager (1923-2020)
50:09 M. David Merrill (1937 -)
59:41 Summary
The Blog that started it all:
http://donaldclarkplanb.blogspot.com/2020/08/100-learning-theorists-2500-years-of.html
Taylor bit.ly/2Qmi6g4
Bloom bit.ly/32QB3NL
Gagne bit.ly/38iITR0
Mager bit.ly/38gyGVl
Merrill bit.ly/2wtTyeo
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