Two Lesson Plans Enter; One Lesson Plan Leaves

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In this assignment, you will write two lesson plans on the same material using two different learning theories of technology.

For the first lesson plan, you will design a lesson using technology that follows one of the 20th-century theories of learning technology and its pedagogy:

  • behaviorist learning theory.
  • cognitivist learning theory.
  • constructivist learning theory.

For the second lesson plan, you will design a lesson teaching the same material but using a 21st-century theory of learning technology and pedagogy:

  • connectivism learning theory.
  • collaborativist learning theory.

Your assignment will be a 46 page paper (not including your lesson plans) that compares and contrasts your lessons.

  1. First, you will write your two lesson plans. You must include:
    • An introduction for both lessons, which includes:
      • A summary of topic and lesson content.
      • Demographics of students.
      • A description of the learning environment (public school, corporate training, online classroom, etc.)
      • Lesson goals and objectives.

    Each lesson plan must include:

  • Materials and resources (can be different for each lesson).
  • A lesson outline.
  • Any homework or other assigned work for the lesson.
  • How you will assess the lesson. (It does not have to be a formal assessment. It can be through observation, directed questions, finished product, etc.)
  • A technology that you will use as part of your teaching strategy.
    • You can teach your entire lesson with this technology or use it for part of your lesson.
    • You can use different technology for each lesson

2. Then, you will discuss each lesson and explain:

  • The learning theory and pedagogy you used.
  • How your teaching strategy, activities, and assessment model the learning theory and pedagogy.
  • How the technology for that lesson reflects the learning theory and pedagogy.

3. Next, you will compare and contrast:

  • The strengths and weaknesses of each lesson.
  • The challenges of using each method.
  • Practical issues of using each method in the real world.

4. Lastly, you will explain which lesson you think works better for teaching the content and why, from a learning theory perspective.

5. Provide at least five references that support your analysis.

  • At least three of these sources need to be from the past two years.
  • The rest of the sources must be from within the last five years.