Instructional Design & Learning Theory

Brenda Mergel asks, Why does it seem so difficult to differentiate between three basic theories of learning? Why do the names of theorists appear connected to more than one theory? Why do the terms and strategies of each theory overlap? Her need for answers to these questions sparked her investigation into the available literature on learning theories and their implications for instructional design.

Designing a Web-Based Learning Ecology

This is the second in a series of three articles related to ASTD's upcoming workshop on Learning with Blogs, Wikis, and Web 2.0. Read more on:
Informal learning, it is more democratic. It's responsive to learners and often ad hoc. It's not the opposite of formal learning so much as a different range on the spectrum of all learning. Most learning incorporates a bit of formal along with some of the informal kind.