References & Resources

Following are resources and links to pertinent information on Learning and Learning Theories:

References

• Carroll, J.M. (1990). The Nurnberg Funnel, MA: MIT Press
• Carroll, J.M. (1998). Minimalism beyond the Nurnberg Funnel, MA: MIT Press
• Eiler, M.A. (1997). Minimalism and Documentation Downsizing: The Issues and the Debate. The Newsletter of the Chicago Chapter of the Society of Technical Communication. 39.4
• Whitehead, A. N. (1929). The Aims of Education, The Macmillan Company
• Wilson, B.G., Jonassen, D.H. & Cole, P. (1993). Cognitive approaches to instructional design. In G.M. Piskurich (ed.), The ASTD handbook of instructional technology (pp. 21.1-21.22). New York: McGraw-Hill.
  

Websites and Links

• Minimalism (J. Carroll):
  http://tip.psychology.org/carroll.html
  http://dabcc-www.nmsu.edu/bis/comtec/RC/carroll/
    
• Minimalism and Documentation:
  http://english.ttu.edu/kairos/3.1/reviews/eiler/minimal.html
  
• Cognitive Approaches to Instructional Design:
  http://carbon.cudenver.edu/~bwilson/training.html
  
• Application of Theory: Minimalism and User Centered Design
  http://www.stc.org/confproceed/2001/PDFs/STC48-000177.pdf

Other Resources

• Salman Khan: Let's use video to reinvent education
  He shows the power of interactive exercises, and calls for teachers to consider flipping the traditional classroom script -- give students video lectures to watch at home, and do "homework" in the classroom with the teacher available to help.