The use of behaviorism in the classroom is very common and will likely persist to assess student learning. However, the educator must carefully develop learning activities so that they provide prompt feedback while supporting recall of the concepts.
While Behaviorism is not the only way that students learn, it is an important learning theory that instructors can use in developing activities to support learning.
Behaviorism’s popularity today may be, in part, because it explains how we react without having to understand what is happening in our minds which makes experimentation much simpler, observable, and straightforward.
Consciously working to improve your “best work” today, pays dividends on tomorrow’s “best work.”
The new APA 7th Edition Manual has arrived and it’s bringing change – for the good.
I presented on the Boyer Model and the scholarship of Teaching. I shared foundational details, then Teaching and Learning examples. This included instructions on customizing student projects to yield better learning results, based on “real research.”
A poor dissertation topic hole is easily dug – it is wide and shallow, and never goes past the topsoil.
I’ve been both a distance learning student as well as a distance learning instructor. These experiences have provided a unique opportunity for me to discover ways to be successful.
