Development and Design in the ID World

When looking for additional resources to extend my understanding of the brain and learning as well as problem-solving methods during the learning process, I found two resources that provide not only furthered understanding but also new perspectives on these topics. Do Visual, Auditory, and Kinesthetic Learners Need Visual, Auditory, and Kinesthetic Instruction? by Daniel T. Willingham: As a psychology professor at the University of Virginia as well as a member of the National Board for Education Sciences, Dr. Daniel Willingham has valuable knowledge to offer educators about the brain and learning (About, n.d.). In this article, Willingham takes the conversation past learning styles and focuses on how the way information is presented can impact the way the brain processes, stores, and later retrieves information. To begin, Willingham discusses that although learning styles assist in learning, it is really the meaning of the information that is stored and remembered. In reality, learnin...

     As instructional designers, we do not have to reinvent the wheel. Instead, we depend on learning theories, educational designs, and the knowledge of other experienced instructional designers. During my research, I found three blogs or resource sites relevant to my work as an instructional designer. The Edublogger is an educational resource site where teachers can provide prompts and educational experiences while providing opportunities for students to do the same. Through videos, virtual field trips, and the ability to embed activities and external websites directly into a blog, educators can have students not only read or hear information but also experience and interact with their learning. When it comes to learning, educators need to think through how students learn and how they can apply this information—and this is achieved by allowing students to create blog responses after manipulating and interacting with activities through an online blog (Walden University,...