Connectivism

Two online journals on week 2 topics

I found the following online journal which provides several articles on information processing theory.
http://www.emtech.net/learning_theories.htm
I think this online journal is important for all the colleagues those who follow instructional design course as so many articles not only on information processing theory but on the other learning theories are available in it. If you wish to explore more about information processing, information processing theory and other theories namely contiguity theory, Gestalt theory, social learning theory, dual coding theory, social judgment theory the above mentioned online journal is a valuable resource. Further, it provides articles that review theories and views given by Skiner, Vygotsky, Dewey, Piaget, Weiner, Bandura, Gardnerand Gagn'e.

I also found "Educational Psychology Interactive" online journal is also rich with the article related to the week 2 topics. The following link will provide you access to the journal.
http://www.edpsycinteractive.org/
As I found this online journal contains articles on information processing, brain and biology. In addition it provides you so many article covering a wide range in education and education psychology.

Three useful instructional design blogs

It is an interesting assignment for me as I am not that much familiar with blogs. When I search for bolgs regarding instructional design I found that following blogs are very much useful to know what instructional design is.

The first one is http://www.articulate.com/rapid-elearning/ in which gives you an idea ‘What Everybody Ought to Know About Instructional Design’. If you open this web you can watch video illustrating the value of instructional design. I have listed the resources available in this blog below.
Resources
· Rapid E-Learning 101
· Designing the Right Course
· Instructional Design
· Building Scenarios for E-learning
· Managing E-Learning Projects
· PowerPoint for E-learning
· Visual & Graphic Design
· Audio & Video Tips
The second important blog that I found is ‘Getting Started in Instructional Design’ posted by E-learning Adda under ULR http://www.elearningadda.com. I understood that this blog is especially useful for beginners as it provides opportunities to be familiarize not only with instructional design but also with E-learning. Here are the groups available in the blog in relation to different areas of E-learning and instructional design.
· E-Learning Testers
· E-learning Project Managers
· E-learning Programmers
· E-learning Graphic Designer
· Instructional Designers

As you know instructional design is one of the most important and hottest topics in education today. With the diversity of technologies, audiences, and modes of teaching continuing to grow, it's essential to stay up-to-date. For this we need to access currently available resources and I believe that internet is best resource. If you are interested in getting information regarding instructional design I would suggest you the following link.
http://www.guidetoonlineschools.com


Here 37 resources under the following categories are available
· Academic resources
· Multimedia
· Blogs

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