RSA #3 Resource-Based Learning

Link: http://faculty.ksu.edu.sa/Alhassan/Hand%20book%20on%20research%20in%20educational%20communication/ER5849x_C040.fm.pdf

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      In week five of EDT 6030, the topic of the week was Resource-Based Learning.  While reading the required reading assignments and looking at other websites and videos, I learned many new facts about resource-based learning.  This theory is now my favorite learning theory so far because it is closely related to my teaching philosophy.  I also feel that students learn best while giving the opportunity to use multiple resources to demonstrate what they learned.  This is helpful to the student because they are able to use a media that they find interesting and engaging.   According to Campbell, Flageolle, Griffith and Wojcik (2002), Resource-Based Learning is as an educational model developed to actively involve students with multiple resources in both print and non-print form.  This allows the student to sit in the driver’s seat and takes responsibility for picking sources or medium to use when learning.  Medium such as but not limited to books/magazines/journals, blogs, vlogs podcasts are being used to bring excitement to learning (Campbell, Flageolle, Griffith and Wojcik, 2002, p.1)

        In the second article, “Research-Based Learning” Hannafin and Hill, the authors talk about how resourced-based learning has always been around.  Although, it has not been until the internet age where research–based learning has begun to thrive.  Hannafin and Hill state, “The digital age has changed the very nature of a resource. The resulting opportunities are considerable and range from increasing the number and availability through granularization, to repurposing component resources to address myriad individual needs, to providing multiple perspectives” (Hannafin, Hill p. 526).      

        Both sources indicate that Resource-based learning can develop a student’s understanding of a topic.   The articles support the unit topic of Resource-Based Learning because it gives a more complete idea of what is involved when a student takes part in this type of learning.

Resources

Campbell, L., Flageolle, P., Griffith, S., & Wojcik, C. (2002). Resource-based learning. In M.

        Orey (Ed.), Emerging Perspectives on Learning, Teaching, and Technology. Retrieved

        from http://epltt.coe.uga.edu/

Hannafin, M. J., & Hill, J. (2007). Resource-based learning. Handbook of Research on

        Educational Communications and Technology, 525-536.