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An Ecological Approach to Instructional Design: The Learning Synergy of Interaction and Context

An Ecological Approach to Instructional Design: The Learning Synergy of Interaction and Context

Paul Resta, Debby Kalk
Copyright: © 2012 |Pages: 19
ISBN13: 9781613500804|ISBN10: 1613500807|EISBN13: 9781613500811
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61350-080-4.ch020
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Resta, Paul, and Debby Kalk. "An Ecological Approach to Instructional Design: The Learning Synergy of Interaction and Context." Informed Design of Educational Technologies in Higher Education: Enhanced Learning and Teaching, edited by Anders D. Olofsson and J. Ola Lindberg, IGI Global, 2012, pp. 393-411. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61350-080-4.ch020

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Resta, P. & Kalk, D. (2012). An Ecological Approach to Instructional Design: The Learning Synergy of Interaction and Context. In A. Olofsson & J. Lindberg (Eds.), Informed Design of Educational Technologies in Higher Education: Enhanced Learning and Teaching (pp. 393-411). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61350-080-4.ch020

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Resta, Paul, and Debby Kalk. "An Ecological Approach to Instructional Design: The Learning Synergy of Interaction and Context." In Informed Design of Educational Technologies in Higher Education: Enhanced Learning and Teaching, edited by Anders D. Olofsson and J. Ola Lindberg, 393-411. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2012. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61350-080-4.ch020

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Abstract

The confluence of collaborative and social technologies, with the phenomenon of digital natives, creates new opportunities for learning environments, which, in turn, demand innovative instructional design strategies. An ecological approach to instructional design can yield rich learning environments that provide learners with authentic experiences. These learning experiences can be challenging, engaging, and effective, and provide students with deep appreciation of underlying processes, principles, and relationships. It’s a learner-centered design that features collaboration, authentic experiences, and complex environments. Designing for these complex systems requires thinking outside the boxes of traditional approaches. The ecological approach requires identifying the key contextual factors and interactions that are central to understanding and performing complex intellectual tasks. This non-linear process involves selecting appropriate technologies and social interactions, appropriate levels of scaffolding and support, and giving learners increasing levels of responsibility for their own successful outcomes.

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