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Editor's Notes

• #3: As I have progressed through the course, I keep thinking each theory is imperfect. It is either missing pieces, I disagree with aspects, or it doesn’t fit my particular situation.
• #4: I also have differing views depending on what role I will be playing. As a full-time teacher, I have pedagogical experience and prefer certain theories whereas as an instructional design student, my andragogical experiences lead me to different beliefs. I will do my best to explain my beliefs in full and base it mainly on my instructional design beliefs because that is where my career path is headed.
• #5: In instructional design, I would like to focus on constructivist learning goals as they see it is a “life-long process” (Brown et al., 1989, p.33) (Driscoll, 2005). Their focus on higher order thinking goals and necessity to seek meaning in learning are intriguing. Constructivism encourages a connection of the individual learner’s experience with the world by utilizing a realistic learning environment (Driscoll, 2005). Although I want to work on incorporating reflection into my own lessons, I feel that learner reflection upon their processes is essential. All of the things put in place with the constructivism theory provides an atmosphere for the learners to become self-directed. Having adult-learners, it is imperative that they can be self-directed and lack the necessity for hand-holding.
• #7: As an instructional designer I would like to accept a more Connectivism view when designing training due to a high volume of learning socially in a realistic learning environment and one that is made for the digital age. This gives the learner motivation and a strong connection to real-world applications. Connectivism adopted many cognitive information processing beliefs though as well. Both George Siemens and Stephen Downes appealed to my love of technology in a learning theory. The possibility to create learning environments outside of the formal education norms as a major learning mode and the use of technology integration in lessons are all points that led me to this theory.
• #8: In conclusion, I am a “mutt” when it comes to my personal learning theory. I believe learners should be engaged and involved in their own learning, but at the same time the learning should be directly relevant to their job functions in a realistic environment as to keep that motivation. As evident in my deliverables, learner engagement and organization of the lessons are aspects that I focus upon. My deliverables are engaging and encourage collaboration amongst peers which I feel matches the previously listed theories.