Constructivist, Objectivist and Cognitivist Instructional Design Strategies for Empowering Pedagogical Practices in Teacher Education: A Blended Learning Approach

Abstract

The advancements in technology and developments in teaching and learning methodologies have presented new circumstances for more efficient and effective implementation of learning programs, which make it simple for students and teachers to communicate in non-traditional methods and which “are characterized by the introduction of flexible and innovative teaching and learning technology into teaching. What is more, along with information technologies, particularly Internet has become one of the most important economic and democratic mediums of learning and teaching in the world of education. Effective learning could be supported by integration of online technology with traditional teaching learning methods which can strengthen designing of teaching-learning strategies. This integration can be called as ’blended learning’. Moreover, several reviews of literature discussed that social interaction is required for learning and it is still the best form of learning. This paper explores into designing of blended learning programmes and also attempts to present pedagogy based blended learning model in which an instructional model is created using various pedagogical practices. This paper concludes that blended learning design, especially in teacher education, is well equipped to support the chosen pedagogical practices.