Design Ed: Connecting Learning Science Research to Practice

by Angela Elkordy, Ayn Keneman

Overview

Design Ed provides a foundation for the science of learning and shows how to apply design thinking strategies to drive engagement for digital age learners.

Researchers in learning sciences are pioneering instructional technologies that have the capacity to revolutionize the educational system. By combining design thinking methodology with strong theoretical frameworks in the learning sciences, educators can improve learning to help students thrive. This book lays out the intersection between theory, design and reflective practice to help educators understand individual learner differences and the impact of context upon learning. With this foundation, you’ll develop the skills you need to design powerful and effective learning experiences, particularly when using digital technologies.

Topics covered include:

• Educators as learning designers
• Shaping experiences for digital age learning through digital media and digital environments
• Design and format of educational interventions
• The role of reflective practice and evaluating the impact on student learning

Throughout the text, the authors emphasize the “why” behind the use of technology and the “how” to enact learning design for all digital age learners.

Audience: K-12 educators, curriculum specialists

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781564847515
Publisher:	International Society for Technology in Education
Publication date:	03/30/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	507,337
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

Ayn Keneman, Ed.D., is an associate professor in the National College of Education faculty, early childhood education, at National Louis University, Chicago, where she teaches courses in early childhood education, literacy instruction, human development and technology. She is president of a special interest group of the International Literacy Association, Organization of Teacher Educators of Literacy. Keneman's research on struggling readers led to the publication of her book Literacy Leadership to Support Reading Improvement.
Angela Elkordy, Ph.D., is chair and assistant professor, learning sciences, and program director for learning technologies at National Louis University in the Chicago area. Her writing has appeared in numerous platforms and publications, including books such as Foundation of Digital Badges and Micro-Credentials and Gamify Literacy. Her research focuses on the learning sciences, design and technology, teacher learning and instructional design.
Angela Elkordy, PhD, is Chair&Assistant Professor, Learning Sciences&Program Director, Learning Technologies at National Louis University in the Chicago area. Her writing has appeared in numerous platforms and publications, including books such as Foundation of Digital Badges and Micro-Credentials (Springer, 2016) and Gamify Literacy (ISTE 2017). Her research focuses on the learning sciences, design, and technology, teacher learning and instructional design.
Ayn Keneman is an Associate Professor in the National College of Education faculty, Early Childhood Education at National Louis University, Chicago, where she teaches courses in early childhood education, literacy instruction, human development and technology. She is President of a SIG of the International Literacy Association, Organization of Teacher Educators of Literacy. Dr. Keneman's research on struggling readers led to the publication of her book Literacy Leadership to Support Reading Improvement (Guilford Press).

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

What Are the Learning Sciences? 1

Modern Teaching and Learning 2

Why Learning Sciences, Why Now? 3

Purpose and Scope of This Book 6

How Can the Learning Sciences Help? 7

Who Should Read This Book? 8

How to Move through the Learning Journey 8

Note to the Reader 9

How Is This Book Organized? 9

Part I Lessons from the Field: Learning, Design, and Technology

Chapter 1 Educators, Learning Design, and the Science of Learning 13

ISTE Standards Connection 14

Leading Learning in the Digital Age 15

Changing Role of Teachers as Facilitators of Learning 16

Growing Together: Communities of Practice 18

Educational Research and the Learning Sciences 20

Minding the Gap between Research and Practice 20

Essential Questions of the Learning Sciences 21

Accessing Educational Research 22

Teaching as a Design Science 25

Sociocultural Context, Cognition, and Design 29

The LITE Framework: Connecting Learning Sciences to Practice through Design 29

Educators' Conceptions about the Learning Sciences 33

Chapter Takeaways 34

Suggested Activities 35

Learn More: Resources for Further Exploration 36

Chapter 2 Learning in the Digital Age: Theories and Implications 39

ISTE Standards Connection 41

Educators, Ideas, and Learning 41

Teaching and Knowledge Transmission 42

What Is Learning? 45

Theoretical Frameworks 46

Theories of Learning: A Brief Overview 47

Representations of Learning Processes 56

Chapter Takeaways 57

Suggested Activities 57

Learn More: Resources for Further Exploration 58

Chapter 3 Digital Age Learners: Mind, Brain, and Cognition 61

ISTE Standards Connection 63

Understanding Your Learners 63

Human Development 64

Digital Age Learners and the Brain 66

Unlearning and Relearning: Implications for Digital-Age Learners 67

Learning and Cognition 68

Impactful Ideas from Cognitive Science 70

Prior Knowledge 73

Neuroplasticity 74

What are Neuromyths? 75

Motivation 79

Learning and Emotions 80

Adverse Childhood Experiences and the Lifelong Consequences of Trauma 81

Chapter Takeaways 83

Suggested Activities 83

Learn More: Resources for Further Exploration 85

Chapter 4 Effective Teaching for Digital Age Learning: Evidence-Based Practices 87

ISTE Standards Connection 88

Looking through the Learning Science Lens 89

Goals of Effective Teaching 90

Teaching as a Design Activity 94

New Pedagogies for New Literacies: Digital Tools and Technologies 95

Key Practices for Teaching Digital Age Learners 98

Chapter Takeaways 101

Suggested Activities 102

Learn More: Resources for Further Exploration 104

Chapter 5 Understanding Design for Learning 107

ISTE Standards Connection 108

Planning instruction or Designing for Learning 109

The LITE Framework 111

Chapter Takeaways 121

Suggested Activities 122

Learn More: Resources for Further Exploration 125

Part II Designing Powerful Learning Experiences

Chapter 6 Learning Design: Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving Skills 131

ISTE Standards Connection 132

Critical Thinking 133

Design for Critical Thinking: The LITE Framework 135

Chapter Takeaways 148

Learn More: Resources for Further Exploration 149

Chapter 7 Learning Design: Communication Skills 151

ISTE Standards Connection 152

Communication: Critical 21st Century Skill 153

Design for Communication: The LITE Framework 155

Social-Emotional or Affective Factors 160

Activities Designed to Teach Communication Skills 161

Chapter Takeaways 164

Learn More: Resources for Further Exploration 165

Chapter 8 Learning Design: Collaboration Skills 167

ISTE Standards Connection 168

What Is Collaboration? 169

Collaborative Learning 170

Design for Collaboration: The LITE Framework 172

Chapter Takeaways 179

Learn More: Resources for Further Exploration 180

Chapter 9 Learning Design: Creativity 181

ISTE Standards Connection 182

A Brief History of Creativity 183

What is Creativity? 184

Creativity in Schools 187

Design for Creativity: The LITE Framework 190

Chapter Takeaways 199

Learn More: Resources for Further Exploration 202

Glossary 205

References 213

Index 231