Learning and Instruction

By Dr. Kiran Saksena | National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Bhopal

Learners enrolled: 785

This is a foundation course for potential and practicing teachers. Learning is a term, which we use most commonly. Infants and children learn day to day activities and skills, the desirable ways of behavior and communication skills, which are important for their everyday living. In this process their elder brothers and sisters, parents and other adults in the family help them, this is informal learning. Later they go to school and learn in a formal situation. It means that we learn informally, when we interact with our family members and also formally in an educational institute. Learning takes place through our own experiences and under the guidance of others. However, in this Course, the focus is on formal teaching - learning process that takes place in an educational institution, under the supervision of a teacher and professionals, which is guided by the curriculum to achieve the pre-decided learning outcomes.

The role of teachers is very crucial in teaching learning process. They are responsible for designing the instructional process keeping in mind the psychology of learners on one side and the effective pedagogical techniques on the other side The teachers facilitate the process of learning, they take care of the individual differences among learners and also ensure that they are able to achieve the pre-decided learning outcomes, which may be in Cognitive, Affective and Psychomotor domains of learning

It is expected that the teachers, complete this course in 20 hours duration, which is spread over six weeks. A variety of instructional methods have been used in this course, video presentations, activities and assignments, discussion forum and assessment.

After completion of this MOOCs course, the teachers will be able to:

Suggest activities for classroom / Lab instruction sessions in view of principles of learning derived from various perspectives
Manage variables affecting the process of learning to enhance effectiveness
Suggest strategies to address the different learning styles of learners.
Formulate learning outcomes in the related discipline at different taxonomic levels of Cognitive, Affective and Psychomotor domains
Prepare an instructional plan based on events of instruction

Summary

Course Status :	Completed
Course Type :	Not Applicable
Duration :	6 weeks
Category :	Teacher Education
Credit Points :	2
Level :	Undergraduate/Postgraduate
Start Date :	24 Feb 2020
End Date :	03 Apr 2020
Enrollment Ends :	08 Mar 2020
Exam Date :	09 May 2020 IST

Note: This exam date is subjected to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.

Contact NC Support

Email id | swayam@nitttrc.edu.in, swayam@nitttrc.ac.in

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Course layout

Week One

Module-01, Human Learning: An Overview: Process and Principles of Human Learning as derived from different perspective
Unit-01: Historical Perspectives: (03 hours)

Lesson-01: Behaviorism
Lesson-02: Cognitive Psychology
Lesson-03: Constructivism
Lesson- 04: Social learning theory

Week Two

Unit- 02: Recent Views: (03 hours)

Lesson 01: Experiential learning
Lesson-02: Action Learning
Lesson-03: Collaborative Learning

Week Three

Module-02,

UNIT-03 Variables Affecting Human Learning: (05 hours)

Lesson- 01: Individual differences and the variables which affect learning
Lesson-02: Inventories/ Tools to Assess Identified Variables
Lesson-03: Learning styles of students

Week Four and Five

Module-03,

Unit-04 Domains of Learning and Related Taxonomic Levels (06 hours)

Lesson-01: Four pillars of Education
Lesson-02: Domains of Learning
Lesson-03: Cognitive Domain
Lesson-04: Psychomotor Domain
Lesson-05: Affective Domain

Week Six

Module-04,

UNIT- 05: Instruction (03 hours)

Lesson-01: Process of learning and Instruction
Lesson 02: Instructional events by Robert M. Gange and Instruction Session Plan

Books and references

Web references:

West C.K., Foster, S.R., The Psychology of Human Learning and Instruction in Education, Wadsworth Publishing Co., Belmout California
Sarah Mae Sincero (Mar 11, 2011). Cognitive Learning Theory. Explorable.com: https://explorable.com/cognitive-learning-theory
“Learning Theories” URL https://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~nicolast/courses/cs654/lectures/LearningTheories.pdf
“Theories of Learning and Teaching What Do They Mean for Educators?” URL http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED495823.pdf
“Index of Learning Styles, Questionnaire by Richard M. Felder, Barbara A. Soloman” URL https://www.webtools.ncsu.edu/learningstyles/
“Felder & Soloman summary of the different learning styles” URL https://www.washcoll.edu/live/files/5352-student-learning-style-handoutpdf
Delors, J. et al. 1996, Learning: The Treasure Within. Report to UNESCO of the International Commission on Education for the Twenty-First Century. Paris, UNESCO. http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0010/001095/109590eo .pdf
Nanzhao, Zhou 2000, A Reflection on "Learning To Learn": The Four Pillars of Learning and Their Implications for Curriculum Reforms. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED469229
Nanzhao, Zhou, http://www.ibe.unesco.org/cops/Competencies/PillarsLearningZhou.pdf, Four ‘Pillars of Learning’ for the Reorientation and Reorganization of Curriculum
Bloom, B. S.; Engelhart, M. D.; Furst, E. J.; Hill, W. H.; Krathwohl, D. R. (1956). Taxonomy of educational objectives: The classification of educational goals. Handbook I: Cognitive domain. New York: David McKay Company
Guidelines for writing learning outcomes https://www.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/773946/Guidelines_on_writing_learning_outcomes.pdf -
Dave, R.H. - Taxonomy of Educational Objectives and Achievement Testing; developments in educational testing. London: University of London Press, Proceedings of the International Conference of Educational Measurement, Vol. 2. 1966
Alice Thomas, Understanding the Learning Process to Effectively Differentiate Instruction, http://www.cdl.org/articles/understanding-the-learning-process-to-effectively-differentiate-instruction/
“Gagné’s Nine Events of Instruction” URL http://www.niu.edu/facdev/_pdf/guide/learning/gagnes_nine_events_instruction.pdf

Instructor bio

Dr. Kiran Saksena

National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Bhopal

Dr. Kiran Saksena is currently working as a Professor in Department of Education and Research, in National Institute of Technical Teachers’ Training and Research, Bhopal. She has 35 years of experience of education, teacher training, research, national and international consultancy projects. She has guided research studies at postgraduate and doctorate level, presented / published research papers in journals and international conferences and seminars. Prof. Kiran Saksena is Ph.D. (Education), M.Ed., M.A. (Applied Psychology) (University Gold medalist) and P.G. Diploma in Human Resources Management (IGNOU).She has been internationally trained in UK (1991), Philippines(1996) USA (1999) and visited many countries for presenting research / concept papers in Conferences.