Communication design and theories of learning

  • Authors:
  • Brad Mehlenbacher

  • Affiliations:
  • North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 26th annual ACM international conference on Design of communication
  • Year:
  • 2008

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Abstract

This paper provides a brief overview of the ill-structured information spaces that communication designers create and inhabit, highlighting the need for a research-based understanding of learning. A sociocognitive approach to learning that benefits from the strengths of cognitive and social perspectives is described. As a complex learning activity, communication design and use demand creative, multidisciplinary approaches to data collection, analysis, and interpretation.