Response to Chapter 2

In chapter 2, there are different instructional designs, such as Programmed instruction, Mastery Learning and the ADDIE model. Educators can use different technological recourses to give students more opportunities to learn more efficiently and extensively. Teaching and learning in school is not just taking lecture in class. It focuses attention on individual learning. Teachers need to improve their thought about education. Educators who plan to design learning experiences for today’s students must design for the whole of learning. They need to construct the environment for students not only get the knowledge but also create the environment that promote students ability of problem solving, cooperation, communication, critical thinking and learning how to learn. Learning is not just for passing the test.

However, in Taiwan, it’s easier to design the technology-based instructional material from kindergarten to elementary school students. For higher education, it’s really hard to design individual learning instruction for students. First, there are too many students in class. Second, students need to prepare college entrance exam. They don’t have enough time to learn other things instead of school texts. Teachers try to design different activities for students to learn more interesting and efficiently, for example give useful relative websites, do projects with peers instead of tests, and topics presentation. Teachers need to know what difficulty of using technology in class first and try to develop new learning environments for students to learn more.