| What's Your Theory of Learning? |
What is your theory of learning? Do you (and your organization) believe in Behaviorism, Cognitivism or Sociocultural models of learning?
This is not light stuff, but it is key for us to step back and examine our theories and models of how we believe human beings really learn. For example:
* People learn based on rewards or punishment?
* People learn based on their curiosity?
* People learn based on social contracts and interactions?
* People learn based on ....
We have asked Stanton Wortham, a leading researcher from the Wharton/University of Penn program on Learning Leadership to explore these theories and our occasional contradictions with the participants at Learning 2007. He has produced a set of four short videos that will take you to a special Graduate School seminar on this topic. Take 10 to 15 minutes to view these and examine your own theories of learning:
Dr. Wortham will explore these in depth at both a keynote presentation and discussion session in Orlando next week.
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