Reading reflection 2 | W6 Q2 | Discussion

I chose the Carr-Chelman & Hoadley(2004) reading. It gives us an overview of different research communities in the field of learning sciences and instructional systems and how they differ in terms of goals, theoretical foundations, methods, and history. They discussed the overlapping/different interests for communities in studying educational technology. Psychology and technology are in a reciprocal relationship when the scholars aim to create systems that yield learning (IS) or create effective learning environments (LS) (p. 8). However, it becomes different when IS is design-oriented and LS is education-oriented. As such, IS may be less in the reciprocal relationship than LS due to the fact that it is aimed to design a better system, not testing and evaluating the educational theories. Later in the historical perspective (p.9), LS fits well on the psychology-technology relationship than IS, where one was developed from cognitive science and the other was from instructional media. Last, the design-based research brings both communities together for better learning environments and research directions, suggesting that both points of view are worth taking.