DE History

Question 1

Pedagogy which begins with the notions of learning which are generally defined as new behaviors or changes in behaviors that are acquired as the result of an individual’s response to stimuli. Motivation, attitudes and mental barriers are associated/demonstrated through these behaviors.

Answer 1

Cognitive-Behaviorist

Question 2

Pedagogy which hinges on personal construction of knowledge and acknowledges its social nature when it is created in the minds of learners.

Answer 2

Social-Constructivist

Question 3

Pedagogy where learning is the process of building networks of information, contacts, and resources that are applied to real problems

Answer 3

Connectivist

Question 4

A theory is a set of ____ logically related to one another in explaining and predicting occurrences

Answer 4

hypotheses

Question 5

A theory is a systematic ordering of ideas about a __________ in a field of inquiry.

Answer 5

phenomenon

Question 6

A theory is the overarching logical structure of reasoned suppositions which can generate ____________ regarding testable hypotheses.

Answer 6

intersubjectivity (a meeting of minds)

Question 7

3 classes of DE theories (Keegan 1996)

Answer 7

1. Theories of independence and autonomy
2. Theories of industrialization of teaching
3. Theories of interaction and communication

Question 8

3 Generations of Technology Innovations

(Garrison 1985)

Answer 8

1. correspondence
2. telecommunications
3. computers

Question 9

5 Models of DE (Taylor 1995, Taylor 2001)

Answer 9

1. Correspondence model
2. Multimedia model - highly developed teaching/learning resources
3. Telelearning model - use of information tech
4. Flexible Learning model - use of interactive multimedia and enhanced interactivity of the internet
5. Intelligent Flexible Learning model - use of automated response systems