Date	Topic	Readings	Written assignments
Jan. 22	Introduction, Goal setting, Course overview	None	None
Jan. 29	Basic learning theory	NRC 2/Resnick Introduction
Feb. 5	Basic transfer of learning	NRC 3	Connections essay on basic learning or transfer
Feb. 12	Developmental issues in learning	NRC 4/5
Feb. 19	Situated cognition and the influence of learning environments	NRC 6/7
Feb. 26	Designing technology based on learning theory	NRC 9 and reading by Park and Hannafin	Connections essay on any topic from development through technology
Mar. 5	Motivation and instructional design	readings by              1) Ames and Ames;   2) Paris and Turner; 3) Pintrich, Marx and Boyle;                 4) Deci, Vallerand, Pelletier and Ryan	Information sharing groups to consolidate ideas on motivation
Mar. 12	Spring break
Mar. 19	Evaluating instructional methods according to basics checklist	No reading
Mar. 26	Evaluating the checklist against other checklists	NRC 10; APA guidelines; Angelo reading
Apr. 2	Student-centered design	Basic readings on constructivism - Fosnot; von Glaserfeld
Apr. 9	Communities of practice	Jonassen and Land 1/2	Because the readings in Jonassen and Land are quite dense, we will do them in information sharing format.
Apr. 16	Situation Cognition revisited	J and L 3/4	Case study on instructional design applying the checklist
Apr. 23	Distributed cognitions and everyday reasoning	J and L 5, 7
Apr. 30	Applications in professional settings	J and L 8	Group discussions of professional settings
			Final paper due by 5 on May 7th