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Introduction

Imagine that the country you reside in is witnessing a major financial crises, and you lose your job as an overpaid banker. Instead of being upset, you decide that this is the perfect opportunity to do something meaningful with your life. You decide to become a teacher. But before you can be a teacher, you need to know how students learn. The goal of this webquest is to research the three major learning theories, their limitations, thanks to this techno-crazed world, and the new theory of connectivism.

Task

The goal of this Webquest is to develop a fundamental understanding of the major learning theories, plus the newest one. Your job is to access the associated questionnaire from Google Docs and use the provided links to answer the questions. Copy and paste the questions into a Google docs, and record your answers on the same document. When you are done, invite me (meghan_hale@msn.com) to view your document.
When all is done, you will view a brief slide show of the theories exemplified. Your job then will be to determine what theory is being shown and explain your choice. Record your reflections of the slide show on a new document in Google docs and be share to invite me to see this one as well.

Procedure

Access the associate questionnaire, and use the sources provided to answer the questions. All information needed can be found in the provided sources.

1. Behaviorism Questionnaire
From About.com
From Wikipedia

2. Cognitivism Questionnaire
From Wikipedia
From Learning-Theories.com
From Teaching and Learning
From Associated Content

3. Constuctivism Questionnaire
Read: What is Constructivism
Read: What does Constructivism have to do with my classroom
Watch interviews 6 and 7 with Jacqueline Brooks

4. Connectivism Questionnaire
From Elearnspace
Watch the video