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Microlearning is a way of delivering education in small learning units, typically allowing students to control their own learning, at their own pace. This self-contained lesson includes interactive links, activities, and a knowledge check quiz. Our microlearning lessons give you unlimited options so that you can choose how you want to use them, whether you decide to include them as part of your teaching or to use them independently.
Content This lesson is part of the Introduction to Psychology chapter, which makes up the Psychology course. All content is rigorously peer-reviewed by educators. This lesson contains the following:
- An Introduction to Psychology
- An Introduction to History of Psychology
- Wundt and Structuralism
- James and Functionalism
- Freud and Psychoanalytic Theory
- Wertheimer, Koffka, Köhler, and Gestalt
- Pavlov, Watson, Skinner, and Behaviorism
- Maslow, Rogers, and Humanism
- The Cognitive Revolution
- Multicultural Psychology
- Summary
- Knowledge Check
Learning Objectives
By the end of this lesson, students should be able to:
- Understand the importance of Wundt and James in the development of psychology
- Appreciate Freud’s influence on psychology
- Understand the basic tenets of Gestalt psychology
- Appreciate the important role that behaviorism played in psychology’s history
- Understand basic tenets of humanism
- Understand how the cognitive revolution shifted psychology’s focus back to the mind
There are many ways to use microlearning, either before, during, or after class. Here are just a few ideas:
- Use it as homework.
- Use it as a personalized learning path: provide a selection of microlearning topics and let students choose 2 or 3.
- Use it before class, to gauge how prepared students are.
- Use it in class if devices are available.
- Use it collaboratively, either online or in class as group work.
- Use as a “wake up tool” to let students explore something on their own (and give yourself a break; you can even watch their scores coming in to the LMS!)
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