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Title:pearltrees
URL:http://www.pearltrees.com/
http://www.guitarwheel.com/guitarwheel/Guita
r_Wheel.html
Note:Pearltreesisavisualinformation
categorizingtool.Userscancreatetheirown
pearltrees.Andsharethetreeswithother
people.PeartreeslooklikeideaMapanduses
canuploaddocumentsandshareURLsby
usingthesoftware,thentheycanmodifyits
branchtoideaMapshape.Userscancreate
categoryusingeducationaltheories.
Title:thinklink
URL:https://www.thinglink.com/learn
Note:Thisisanothervisualinformation
categorizingtool.Userscanuploadandshare
imagesandaddtagsandURLstothe
images.Userscangathereducational
theoriesandsharetheirinformationwith
others.Theycanlearneducationaltheory
collaboratoryandretrievethemanytime
anywhere.

Title:Scoopit!
URL:http://www.scoop.it
Note:Thisisanothervisualinformation
categorizingtool.Userscanchooseorcreate
categoryanduploadtheinformation.those
informationaresharedwithotheruses.We
canpostlearningtheoryandexamplesof
tools/servicesthatusethoselearning
theories.

Title:GuitarWheelReference&
EducationalTool
URL:
http://www.guitarwheel.com/guitarwheel/Guita
r_Wheel.html
Note:Thistoolisstudyingtooloftheoryand
musiccomposingtoolforthepeoplewho
learnmusic.Thesurfaceofthewheelhelps
usesquickreviewofmusictheory.Thisis
musicaltheorytoolbutIthinkonebenefitis
usescanviewthetheoriesataglance.

Title:theBloom'staxonomyladder
URL:
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/02
/twogreatbloomstaxonomypostersfor.html
Note:Thisisnotatool,butIpickupbecause
mappingtheservicesthatarerelatedto
theorywouldhelpusersknowledge
constructionandsupporteasilyretrievethe
information.

Title:TheoriesofLearning
URL:
http://www.teachthought.com/learning/avisua
lprimerolearningtheory/
Note:Thisisnotatoolbutimageoflearning
theory.Userscanusethisimagewhenever
theyneed.Thisimageusesillusttohelp
understandtheconceptofeachtheory.

Title:pluralsight
URL:http://www.pluralsight.com/training
Note:ThisisonlineITdevelopmentcourse.
Usescanwatchanytimeiftheywant.Wecan
applytheonlinecoursetolearnlearning
theory.Ifweprovidelearningtheorycourse
usescanwatchanytime.

Title:Brainpop
URL:http://www.brainpop.com
Note:Thisislearningtool.Usinganimation
andstoryhelpsusesunderstandeach
subjectsconcept.Ifweprovidelearning
theoryassamewayastheBrainpop.

Title:eLearningWeekly
URL:http://elearningweekly.com/issue17/
Note:Thisisweeklynews.Usescanlead
educationrelatedarticleseveryweek.We
candelivertheweeklyarticlesthatisrelated
tolearningtheory.

Title:graphite
URL:http://www.graphite.org/
Note:Educationalsoftwaresorappsare
categorizedbygrades,subjects,andtype.
Wecancategorizeeachtheoryandits
research,andrelatedproductsandprovide
uses.

Also/fromEmily:
AntlesDSDCardshttp://www.antle.iat.sfu.ca/DSD/,
IDEOsMethodCardshttp://www.ideo.com/work/methodcards/
gridatthebackof
http://www.amazon.com/PsychologyLearningInstruction3rdEdition/dp/0205375197
(alsotoincludeinLitReview)
newsletterssuchasthisone:http://www.nngroup.com/articles/
searchingonsitessuchasthisone:http://www.smashingmagazine.com/
http://www.gamesandlearning.org/category/learningresearch/
http://cmapspublic3.ihmc.us/rid=1LGVGJY66CCD5CZ12G3/Learning%20Theory.cmap

LiteratureReviewforProjectZoe

Adams,R.(n.d.).DesignCognitionandLearning.PurdueUniversityEngineering.
RetrievedMarch5,2014,from
https://engineering.purdue.edu/ENE/Academics/Graduate/Doctorate/course_syllabi/desi
gn_cogntion_syllabus_f09.pdf

ThisisasyllabusforacoursecalledDesignCognitionandLearning.Withinthe
syllabusareanumberofrelevantarticlesthatlookatdesignandlearningfroman
engineersvantagepoint.WhileIgatheredandperusedafewofthearticleswithinthis
syllabus,manyseemfairlyrelevanttoourclassgoals.

Banville,Lee."GamesandLearning."GamesandLearningGatesFoundationWarns
LackofInformationMayStallEdTechBoomComments.N.p.,n.d.Web.5Mar.2014.
<http://www.gamesandlearning.org/2013/10/17/gatesfoundationwarnslackofinformatio
nmaystalledtechboom/>.

ThisarticleisarequestbyBillGatesformoreinformationontheeffectsofgameson
learning.Inordertoguidehisfundingandresearch,hewantstoknowinformationabout
whatgamesworkandforwhatkindoflearners.Thisarticledoeslesstoshowhow
learningisacheivedthroughgames,butdoeshighlightthereasonfortheneedformore
studiesandcollaborationonthetopic.

Children'sTechnologyReview|Newsandreviewsofchildren'sinteractivemedia.(n.d.).
ChildrensTechnologyReviewRSS.RetrievedMarch5,2014,from
https://childrenstech.com/

Thisnewsletterwritesaboutnewtechnologyforchildren.Keepinguptodateoncutting
technology,specificallyonlearningtechnology,providesopportunitiestostayuptodate
andtoseehowelselearningcouldbeincorporatedintotrendingtech.

GamesandLearning.(n.d.).GamesandLearningLearningResearchCategory.
RetrievedMarch5,2014,from
http://www.gamesandlearning.org/category/learningresearch/

Thiswebsitecutsthroughthetechnicalspeaktosharenewestresearchonthe
symbioticrelationshipbetweengamesandlearning.

Niedderer,K.(n.d.).MAPPINGTHEMEANINGOFKNOWLEDGEINDESIGNRESEARCH
|NIEDDERER|Nordes.MAPPINGTHEMEANINGOFKNOWLEDGEINDESIGN
RESEARCH|NIEDDERER|Nordes.RetrievedMarch5,2014,from
http://www.nordes.org/opj/index.php/n13/article/view/160

Whileadifficultarticle,thistouchesonthemeaninganddefinitionoftheword
knowledge,especiallyinregardstodesign.Asdesignershopingtoimpartknowledge,
itsimportanttoknowthedefinitionofknowledge,anditsresearchimplicationswithin
design.

NielsenNormanGroup.(n.d.).Usability&UXArticlesfrom.RetrievedMarch5,2014,
fromhttp://www.nngroup.com/articles/

Thiswebsite,whileusefulinlearningaboutrecentdiscoveriesinuserexperiencedesign,
doesnotmaketheconnectionbetweenusabilitydesignandcognitivedesign.

Ormrod,J.E.(2011).Humanlearning(6thed.).UpperSaddleRiver,N.J.:Merrill.

Atextbookgearedtowardhowhumanslearns.AkeyfeatureofthetextisTeaching
Implications,whereittakesanabstractconceptandputsitintoplaceinateachingor
learningcontext.

Schunk,D.H.(2000).Learningtheories:aneducationalperspective(3rded.).Upper
SaddleRiver,N.J.:Merrill.

Anoldertextbook,alsoaboutLearningTheory.Couldbeusedtocompareandcontrast
oldtheories,andtotakeideasfromtoimproveupon.

"SmashingMagazine."UsefulLearningResourcesForWebDesigners.N.p.,n.d.Web.5
Mar.2014.
<http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2014/02/14/learningresourcesroundup/>.

Thisarticlehascompiledalotofinformationregardingteachingandlearningof
technologicaltopics.Whileitdoesntaddressgenerallearning,itdoesprovidesome
effectivetoolstolearntechnology,whichmaygiveinspirationforotherideas,asmanyof
thesitesmentiongamifying,tutorialsthatincorporatelearningbydoing,etc.

The2014LearningTechnologiesExhibition.(n.d.).The2014LearningTechnologies
Exhibition.RetrievedMarch5,2014,fromhttp://www.learningtechnologies.co.uk/

Thewebsiteofanannualconferencetodiscusslearningtechnologies.Agoodwayto
stayuptodateonlatesttechwithregardtolearning.

Wadsworth,B.J.(1984).Piaget'stheoryofcognitiveandaffectivedevelopment(3rded.).
NewYork:Longman.

Whileitsoneofthefirstofitskind,Piagetisanexpertinchildrensdevelopmentstages.
Hisagesandstagestheoryshouldcertainlyplayapartinanykindofdesignforkids,
butalsoshouldbeconsideredfordesigngenerally.

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