IST 520-30

Weekly Meeting 01/28

Agenda
● Week 4 Review
● A Look Ahead to Week 5
Transformation (Week 4)
• Transformative Learning Defined
• “Transformative learning, as a theory, says that the
process of “perspective transformation” has three
dimensions: psychological (changes in understanding
of the self), convictional (revision of belief systems),
and behavioral (changes in lifestyle)” (Wikipedia).
• All three types of transformative learning can occur at
any point in life.
• Though, transformative learning is not guaranteed! As
educators/trainers/leaders your role is to assist learners
in becoming aware of how they react and internalize
the information you are presenting to them.
 Malcolm Knowles’ 5 Adult Learning Theory
Assumptions (week 4)
1. Self-Concept: Provide support in
eLearning while providing opportunities for
the learner to acquire new information and
build upon prior knowledge.
2. Adult Learner Experience: Include a wide
range of instructional design theories and
models that will appeal to the varied
experience levels and backgrounds of your
learners.
3. Readiness to Learn: Often times, we can
assume that adults are seeking to learn something
that interests them, therefore increasing
motivation. However, required trainings that are
less desirable may lower motivation as well.
4. Orientation to Learning: Emphasize how the
curriculum will be of value to the adult learner.
How will this directly affect their jobs, or life.
5. Motivation to Learn: There must be a valid
reason behind every eLearning course for adults.

https://elearningindustry.com/9-tips-apply-adult-learning-theory-to-elearning
Albert Bandura and Guthrie (week 4)
Bandura
● Social Learning: Learning from observations.
How to others interact and react with certain
situations.
● Modeling: Model effectiveness and efficiency.
Failure to do so may result in:
○ Learners doing the same
○ Expecting inefficiency and it becoming an
excuse or habit (missing homework with
no consequence, they may never do it)
● Self -Efficacy: How individuals perceive their
own self-efficacy will impact how they feel,
think, motivate themselves, and behave around
others.
Guthrie
● Guthrie is not a method, it is a description
● Guthrie says that if something is experienced
and reacted to, the same emotional and
intellectual response will occur again in the
same situation
● Errors made will recur in the same situation
● Success will recur in the same situation
● Teaching, business and government activities
apply
● In the military, Command Climate
● Innovation, freedom vs compliance
● Don’t let errors leave the classroom
 Forum Responses
Bandura
Adult and Transformative Learning and Motivation
● Excellent input!
● You all ask great questions and make wonderful ● Very insightful responses! I appreciate the
personal connections to the content covered. Do personal examples- you are applying your
not be afraid to refer back to these forum knowledge:)
responses as reference for future forums! ● Erin made such a key point about practical
● Robert’s statement on the impact of Contiguity application as a motivating factor- High
theory on learning was right on! “When the School- Need to Know
culture of a school or classroom demands
● Sarah- indicated that employees are driven by
thoughtful efficiency, employees or students will
self-improvement to complete developmental
naturally learn that work is to be taken seriously
training- Cultural differences?
and that expectations are high.”
A Look Ahead to Week 5

Constructivism Connectivism Collaborativism

● Based on the idea that ● A theoretical framework ● The TEACHER facilitates

people actively
construct, or make their
own knowledge.
● Knowledge is
constructed through
building upon prior
knowledge.
for understanding
learning in a digital age.
learning by engaging
LEARNERS in group
discussion to understand
the discipline and to apply
the key analytical terms to
○ construct knowledge,
○ innovate solutions,
○ and solve problems.
Week 5 Readings and Resources

There is an abundance of readings and resources this

week!

As always, skim for understanding. We provide many

different options for resources so you can gravitate
towards those that resonate with you! Do not feel like
you have to read ALL of them! Even the ones under
required readings!
Questions?
 • Forum 8 initial post
Due Dates February 2nd
• Response February 4th
• Group Presentations
during Office Hours on
the 4th! (Be sure to
turn in final product to
dropbox)