NAPLeS Syllabi

On this page you can find and download a collection of syllabi that were submitted by different existing Learning Sciences programs. We have arranged the syllabi into five main themes:

  1. Foundations of the Learning Sciences
  2. How People Learn
  3. Supporting Learning
  4. Methodologies for the Learning Sciences
  5. Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning

Keywords may help you to find the syllabi you are interested in.

Foundations of the Learning Sciences

Doctoral Seminar by Brent Davis & Michele Jacobsen University of Calgary

Foundations of Learning Sciences by Devrim Güven, Günizi Kartal, Emine Erktin Boğaziçi University

Foundations of the Learning Sciences by Lina Markauskaite University of Sydney
Keywords: theories of technology-enhanced learning, cognitive learning theories, foundations of instructional design principles, foundations of learning sciences research

Historical and Philosophical Foundations in the Learning Sciences/Cognitive and Socio-cultural Foundations of the Learning Sciences by Pratim Sengupta University of Calgary

Introduction or Learning Science I by Martina Rau University of Wisconsin, Madison

Introduction or Learning Science II by Martina Rau University of Wisconsin, Madison

Introduction to the Learning Sciences by Lina Markauskaite University of Sydney
Keywords: theories of technology-enhanced learning, cognitive learning theories, foundations of instructional design principles, foundations of learning sciences research

Learning Sciences: Theories, Concepts, and Environments by Jimmy Scherrer North Carolina State University

The Learning Sciences by Jan van Aalst University of Hong Kong

How People Learn

Doctoral Seminar by Brent Davis & Michele Jacobsen University of Calgary

Embodied Cognition by Mitchell Nathan University of Wisconsin, Madison

Foundations of Learning Sciences by Devrim Güven, Günizi Kartal, Emine Erktin Boğaziçi University

Foundations of Teaching and Learning by Yasmin B. Kafai University of Pennsylvania
Keywords: Learning theories, communities

Foundations of the Learning Sciences by Lina Markauskaite University of Sydney
Keywords: theories of technology-enhanced learning, cognitive learning theories, foundations of instructional design principles, foundations of learning sciences research

Historical and Philosophical Foundations in the Learning Sciences/Cognitive and Socio-cultural Foundations of the Learning Sciences by Pratim Sengupta University of Calgary

Introduction to Learning, Instruction, Training and Technology by Frank Fischer and Jan-Willem Strijbos LMU Munich

Introduction to Learning Science I by Martina Rau University of Wisconsin, Madison

Introduction to Learning Science II by Martina Rau University of Wisconsin, Madison

Introduction to the Learning Sciences by Lina Markauskaite University of Sydney
Keywords: theories of technology-enhanced learning, cognitive learning theories, foundations of instructional design principles, foundations of learning sciences research

Learning Theory by Victor Lee Utah State University
Keywords: learning, psychology, cognitivism, sociocultural, introductory

Learning Sciences: Theories, Concepts, and Environments by Jimmy Scherrer North Carolina State University

Reading seminar with lectures and workshop: Foundations of multiculturalism by Nancy Commins University of Colorado, and Emmanuel Acquah University of Turku

Teaching and Learning with Educational Technology by Jan van Aalst University of Hong Kong

The Learning Sciences by Jan van Aalst University of Hong Kong

Supporting Learning

Design of Learning Environments: Theories, Methods, Designs, and Applications by Susan Yoon University of Pennsylvania
Keywords: digital learning environments, learning theories, system variables that impact learning and design

Designing Science Learning Environments by Devrim Güven Boğaziçi University

Fostering 21st Century Skills with Knowledge Building by Jan van Aalst University of Hong Kong

Interactive Learning Environments by Sadhana Puntambekar University of Wisconsin, Madison

Learning through Problem-Solving: Issues for Research and Design by Cindy Hmelo-Silver and Catherine Eberbach Indiana University
Keywords: problem-solving, research, design

Learning with Technology In and Out of School by William Penuel University of Colorado

Research in Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences by Victor Lee Utah State University
Keywords: design-based research, doctoral level, maker movement, new media, cyberlearning

Methodologies for the Learning Sciences

Analysis of Quantitative Research – part I by Ming Ming Chiu University at Buffalo – State University of New York

Analysis of Quantitative Research – part II by Ming Ming Chiu University at Buffalo – State University of New York

Approaches to Intervention in the Learning Sciences by William Penuel University of Colorado
Keywords: intervention, design research, scaling

Design-based Research Methods: Applications for Educational Research by Heather Toomey Zimmermann Penn State University

Design Research Methods – part I by Megan Bang and Philip Bell University of Washington

Design Research Methods – part II by Megan Bang and Philip Bell University of Washington

Ethnography of Human Development, Cognition and Learning by Megan Bang and Philip Bell University of Washington

Introduction to Meta-Analysis by Andreas Gegenfurtner University of Turku

Learning in the Disciplines by Jan van Aalst University of Hong Kong

Methods of Research and Enquiry by Jan van Aalst University of Hong Kong

Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning

Cognition, Collaboration, and Technology by Cindy Hmelo-Silver Indiana University
Keywords: cognition, collaboration, technology

Computer Supported Collaborative Learning by Carolyn Rosé Carnegie Mellon University

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