Science In-Between

Learning Theory collection

Learning Theory collection

Episode 39: Transitions and Manifestations
We transition from learning spaces to an introduction to our series on learning theory.

Episode 40: Happy Dewey Day
John Dewey Episode on Dewey Day.

Episode 41: All the Hammers
In this episode, we continue our learning theory conversation by digging into the seminal article by Brown, Collins and Duguid that popularized the term "cognitive apprenticeship."

Episode 42: Confronting Your Own IRE
We talk about Jay Lemke's book "Talking Science: Language, Learning, and Values."

Episode 43: Heroes, Villians, and Apprentices
This week, we continue our examination of different learning theories and theorists and dig into Situated Learning: Legitimate Peripheral Participation by Lave and Wenger.

Episode 44: We are not the Borg
This week we talk about Posner, Strike, Hewson, and Getzog's paper on conceptual change and the theory's impact on science education.

Episode 45: Our Mid-Life Crisis Episode
In this week's episode, we discuss the research on learning progressions in science education.

Episode 46: Not All Friends of the Show
This week we summarize our discussion of learning theory and talk about why teachers (or anyone) should care about it.