Can't we all just get along?
My message design class applies cognitivist theories to explain how the brain perceives and processes information. As a result, I am told that I should design my instructional messages based on principles that will facilitate cognitive style learning of the material.
But what if I'm constructivist? Does that mean that message and graphic design principles are a waste of time? Do I get to tell Jerry that his class is malarkey because no matter how I design and present the material, the learner will construct whatever meaning they wish, meaning, they will learn what they will learn no matter how I present the material? [This seems to be happening in Tiffany's class. I'm sure she is not meaning what I'm constructing.]
According to Tiffany, constructivism and cognitivism are mutally exclusive....
I'm still confused, but afraid that if I ask Tiffany about this desire to co-mingle again, she's going to give me the evil eye again.
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