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LDT100x

Microlearning project and reflection

Identify the tool

Drawn from constructivism and connectivism views of learning, I want to develop an online environment that facilitates students to actively construct their knowledge whilst having opportunities to interact with teachers and their peers. While this environment enables students to develop self-directed learning, it allows them to build relationships with their teachers and fellows and develop self of belonging. As I want to provide a system that allows students to engage and build a strong community of practice, I am looking for the tool that helps me to develop an online community to which the online courses can be embedded. I happen to know that WordPress with LearnDash integration can help me develop the community of practice I want. This is my learning journey:

  1. I read many reviews and YouTube tutorials about several plugins that help to build social learning community on the WordPress site.

  2. I chose the one that I felt best suited my need and purchased the software (i.e. LearnDash LMS and BuddyBoss theme.

  3. I started building an online community of practice and online courses followed YouTube Tutorials. I tried, observed the results, revised the content until I was happy with the results. 

The final product I created with the new tool 

Below is a video summarising the final product that I created and here is the link to this product.

Learning theories that supported me in learning to use the new tool

Learning theories that explain my learning are andragogy and constructivism. As I am motivated to do this task my learning was driven by my intrinsic motivation which allows me to direct my own learning. I learned new tools by watching the MKOs (experts on YouTube) demonstrating using these tools and practices on my own. The feedback I received was the results of applying the concepts in the video. These outcomes then reinforced me to keep learning and improving my performance. I think these approaches were effective because I can apply what I have learned immediately to my work which enables me to develop my self-directed learning skills.

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