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LAYERS OF TRANSFORMATION: THREE PERSPECTIVES ON INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN FOR TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING

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posted on 2021-12-20, 19:06 authored by Sarah E FehrmanSarah E Fehrman
This three-paper dissertation examines the curriculum for a Language and Cultural Exchange (LACE) course from three different perspectives through a lens of Transformative Learning (TL). The first paper, found in chapter 2, is a design case chronicling the design decisions that were made in the process of transforming a LACE course from a face-to-face learning environment to an online learning environment. The second paper considers how to measure TL and applies a rubric for TL to student work across an entire semester. The final paper dives deep into one particular activity, related to academic integrity, to evaluate if small interventions, intentionally designed, can lead to TL through attitudinal change. When considered together, all three papers point to the possibility of measuring TL, the effectiveness of small educational interventions that are easy to implement in a classroom, and several key questions instructional designers should address when they are designing for TL.

History

Degree Type

  • Doctor of Philosophy

Department

  • Curriculum and Instruction

Campus location

  • West Lafayette

Advisor/Supervisor/Committee Chair

Sunnie Lee Watson

Additional Committee Member 2

William R Watson

Additional Committee Member 3

Wanju Huang

Additional Committee Member 4

Victoria Lowell