Hi everybody, First of all, thanks very much for the interesting webinar yesterday. I also see the benefits of scenario based learning - however, I was wondering how to deal with learners who are not so well able to self-structure themselves, to learn by investigating - doesn't one have to check the target audience in advance and provide alternatives to scenario based learning? Would it be best practice to develop different course types for the same topic (probably no one would like that idea...) or should one say that learners who struggle self-structuring themselves have a hard time learning in ill-structured domains anyway? Does anyone know how cognitive psychology deals with that problem in the context of situated learning / situated cognition (apart from e-learning)? cheers, Ralf
Thu, 06/21/2012 - 6:35am
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Suitability of Scenario Based Learning with regard to different learner types
Great quetion, ralf. Perhaps one method to use with learners who do not respond well in an ill-structured learning evnironment is storytelling. You might be able to achieve some of the same benefits (contextualization, emotional relation) as with interactive SBL by presenting a structured sequence of visuals and narration. It is certainly more passive, but for some learners it might work well. One of the added benefits of interactive SBL is the immediate application of the knowledge. A combination of non-interactive storytelling and interactive SBL could be a winner.
Since I'm not a cognitive specialist, I should say that my ideas about storytelling are based on my own observations and experience as a producer of e-learning and as a classroom instructor.