Reflection – Learning Theories

Reflection on own learning
We were to get in pairs for this activity and do a PMI for a chosen learning theory. For me to understand a concept I feel I need to have a set definition for what I am learning. I struggled with the Learning Theories topic as I could not find one distinct definition for each theory. However, after reading some literature and having a look at the contribution from other classmates in the wiki forum I came up with;

Behaviourism – is a strategy where teachers reinforce positive behaviours until the positive behavior changes the students attitude and the positive behaviour becomes automatic.

Cognitivism – if the teacher can understand the mental processing of the student then they can work toward understanding them and enabling them to learn

Constructivism – that a student’s knowledge is based upon their experiences, no two learners are the same

Connectivism – learning through the resources available on computers and the internet.

Reflection on potential
My students could benefit from this in the same way I did, working in pairs you get to see the difference in opinions and work together to get an answer. Also by looking at what other groups did to learn about the other topics that the student did not focus on.
Constructivism
This was used in the pairs because no one learner is the same different opinions were shared.
Cognitivism
no
Behaviorism
no
Connectivism
I learnt about the learning theories through resources that were available on the wiki, the course information and using the World Wide Web. 
Diversity
Yes, because we were given the opportunity to pick our partners and our topic
eLearning and digital pedagogy
It encourages discussion and provides different opinions within the class to be shared