Applying Cognitive and Learning Sciences to Instructional Design

Harvard HGSE

This course explores specific principles from cognitive and learning sciences with important implications for instructional and curriculum design. It considers how research findings on topics such as transfer, analogy, metacognition, conceptual change, explanation, mental models, novice-expert shifts, feedback, tutoring, causal reasoning, and the nature of beliefs about intelligence interact with instructional design choices. The course will consider the integration of Gen AI into…