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Many sample design projects for "learning by design".

Thanks for sharing this resource. It includes lots of examples related to science education. I really like it.

What is Learning By Design? How does learning by design work? Why does it work?

I like the activities given in "LBD in Action" section. They give the idea of developing a design project.

I like this wab site. It is comprehensive web site that we can find concept knowledge and procedural knowledge about learning by design.

The talk is about a research conducted by Indian Pawan Shinha. The research has been conducted on a group of 200 children. They were blind as a result of cataract. He pioneered the project which consists of treatment and post observation. He defined learning seeing step by step. He uttered that after treatment, the patient cannot differentiate the shapes; even the shadow is an object for them. The video has real data which is very interesting in my opinion.

Coursera is one of the best platforms for computer supported collaborative learning. There are numerous classes from the top universities in the world, and the expansion of these classes are run through discussions in class forums. Lots of people get together to create projects and share them with their peers.

Although online courses has some disadvantages, that platform is beyond online courses I think because it allow followers interaction instead of just slides or videos. Also I do not remember the exact details but when that platform was founded, the demand for one course was over the expected and the system was broken. Then, the same lesson began to be given as formal education and at all users who completed the course with 100 points are the ones who take the course online.

Coursera was suggested me to improve my academic speaking skills by my adviser so I have a coursera account :) There are presentations, online courses, online exams and homework etc. Also, you can get a certificate that is valid international after completing the course successfully. Unfortunately, I did not benefit from it because the price of the course was too high, therefore I gave up the course.

"This article describes how design-based research allowed the deliberate evolution of a set of tools and practices to help students collaborate effectively. The SpeakEasy, one of the earliest Web-based discussion boards, was evolved from prior discussion tools, adapted to an Internet-based science learning environment, and evolved to work with both online and offline classroom projects and practices"

This is an example of a physics tutoring system that is designed to be the homework component of an introductory physics course.

It was developed by the Pittsburg Science of Learning Center-LearnLab. We can check some of their recent research and projects at http://www.learnlab.org/

Here you can find all information, tools and other extras about LBD. Janet Kolodner, a pioneer in this field, is responsible for this webpage.

Design based learning at home..:D

A nice example of learning by design.

A very good example :-)) I think this supports the idea that projects should have an aim and provide possible solutions to existing problems. As we all know, necessity is the mother of invention. So when we want to engage sts with design activities, we should be realistic and provide them with problems from real life.

The paper explains Learning by Design based on the guidelines case-based reasoning and problem-based learning with many implications to pedagogical tools and practices.

LD is frequently mistaken as laziness or associated with disorders of emotion and behavior.

In my undergraduate education, I had chance to be involved in a project on the learning disability; dyslexia, problems of sounds and words. We gathered data from children in various elementary school children in Istanbul. This was a fruitful experience to learn on the topic learning disabilities.

I wanted to share a topic on learning disabilities as I have encountered such students studying at the college I work for and did not know what to do with them. When I tried to involve parents to acknowledge them they preferred blaming the education system or the school itself. It must be very difficult for a parent to accept it but as teachers we need to be more knowledgeable about what to do and how to deal with it to save these learners with learning disabilities from exclusion and failure.

Here is the reminder of 12 different learning styles and how they intersect with Multiple Intelligences

The existence of learning styles is debatable if I am not mistaken or at least there are researchers arguing against categorizing learners according to these styles. Also there exists different categorizations for them. However it is also true that they are useful in the instruction process and teachers can make use of them if used effectively.

Yeah, I think most of the learning theories to some extent depend on or connect to the said learning styles such as problem-based learning, inquiry based learning or project-based learning. We cannot separate them from our instruction methods.

The report focuses on advances in neuroscience with potential implications for education and lifelong learning. The report authors, including neuroscientists, cognitive psychologists and education specialists, agree that if applied properly, the impacts of neuroscience could be highly beneficial in schools and beyond. The report argues that our growing understanding of how we learn should play a much greater role in education policy and should also feature in teacher training.

I really like this website, which has research, current projects, seminars and conferences, and publications about Educational Neuroscience. And according to the website, its mission statement is to combine "strength in neuroscience, child development, psychology, and education research and its applications to education practise to establish a dialogue between researchers and educationalists to further translations of research into practise to improve education and well-being across the lifespan."

I want to introduce Sir Ken Rabinson who is a British author, speaker, and international advisor on education in the arts to government, non-profits, education, and arts bodies. He was Director of The Arts in Schools Project (1985-89), Professor of Arts Education at the University of Warwick (1989-2001), and was knighted in 2003 for services to education. Here are interesting TED talks from Prof. Rabinson: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9LelXa3U_I http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG9CE55wbtY

I like watching his inspirational talks , I check the TED talks website for his new videos, he is such a creative person to me. His ideas are both very simply and impressively presented and the way he uses sense of humour is very successful.

Hi everyone. Today I'm introducing Ann D. Thompson. She is a professor in Iowa Satte University. She is the pioneer in educational technology area. She has conducted a lot of projects. Here is the Ann thomson's publications and citation rates from google. And here is her CV. http://www.public.iastate.edu/~eat/Ann-short%20vita%201.htm

Dr Tallal was one of the scientists I discovered last week while searching for learning sciences. She is the director of a website where you can find her free webinars. I'm also adding the sites of her projects. http://www.scilearn.com/events/webinars/ http://www.readingassistant.com/ http://www.scilearn.com/products/