This week’s assignment is to locate at least two resources (web sites and/or online journals) relating to this week’s topics: the brain and learning, information processing theory, and problem-solving methods during the learning process.
My online search for a journal or web site led me to The International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning http://www.itdl.org/ is published monthly (although March 2010 is the last journal posted online), refereed and global, with 33% of the articles coming from outside the United States. Workplaces and schools within the United States have become so diverse and global and I think it is beneficial to have articles from abroad. A sampling of topics include: research, theory and practice, online learning, learning styles, and adaptation to different cultures to name a few. Highlighted articles relating to this week’s readings would are: Considering Cognitive Learning Needs of Older Learners; Connectivisim: A Learning Theory for the Digital Age; Brain-Based Learning: Possible Implications for Online Instruction; Solo and Social Learning in Online Courses: Implications for Information Processing Theory. I think anyone involved in education and/or instructional design can benefit from the articles posted on this site.
In researching articles relating to this week’s readings through the Walden University library databases, I came across the ScienceDirect Journals. ScienceDirect is part of Elsevier and is accessible online at http://www.sciencedirect.com/. Although no subject area exists for education, educators and instructional designers would select the Psychology subject area. Under this subject there is a lot of articles relating to the brain and the learning process; information important to teachers and instructional designers. However, it is little difficult to navigate and search in the beginning. The other downside of this site is it requires you to register as a user.
In closing I would have to say The International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning was by far my top choice. I look forward to seeing the journals/sites identified by my peers.
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