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Nathan Belcher, Ed.D.

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May 3

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@ejames_c

-- When I teach courses (especially foundational courses), I have a traditional ideas around instructional design. I am intrigued by the NDM work, but I'm not sure how to incorporate their ideas into school-based courses.

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Nathan Belcher, Ed.D.

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May 3

New article: "Instructional Design for Science Teachers: Using the Idea of Mental Models to Drive Learning" https://medium.com/age-of-awareness/instructional-design-for-science-teachers-using-the-idea-of-mental-models-to-drive-learning-296c5603734… Thread of the main points below:

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Cedric Chin

@ejames_c

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May 3

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Hm, I'm not sure if you should copy NDM work. There's a rich literature built around classroom-based instructional design, and I think those ideas work well for the context. (The context is: get students to do well on tests, and hopefully they learn something as a result).

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Nathan Belcher, Ed.D.

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May 4

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Haha yes -- I am well aware of the literature of classroom-based instructional design. Completing a doctorate in curriculum and instruction will lead a person to the literature hahaha. (I do not mean this is a condescending, snarky, or bragging way.)

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Cedric Chin

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And I’m well aware that you’re steeped in it! Most of your essays are about findings from that literature, after all. I’m mostly devil’s advocating here, because you have to work within the context of a system that focused on grades. NDM does not.

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