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Assignment 1: Topic Outline and Objectives

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Assignment 1: Topic Outline and Objectives

After learning that their child has Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), parents usually wonder what would come next. Admittedly, no parent is prepared to hear that their child is not happy and healthy. As such, they become frightened when their child is diagnosed with ASD. Nevertheless, parents with children with autism may do various things to overcome the challenges they face in bringing up their children. It is also important for them to get the support they need. However, it is also vital for the parents to ensure that they take care of themselves. They should be emotionally strong to be the best parent to their child. Parents of children with autism can use certain parenting tips that would make their life and the life of the child with autism be much easier (Hutchison et al., 2016). Therefore, a course of how parents can bring up children with autism would come in handy.

Outline of the Course

Introduction

Introduce myself

Introduce the issue under discussion

Structure and safety

Create consistency in the autistic child’s environment

Develop a highly structured schedule and adhere to it

Reward the child when they engage in good behavior since positive reinforcement would greatly help them

Create a private space within the home that is safe and secure where the child can relax

Identifying nonverbal ways to connect

Strive to identify non-verbal cues

Determine the reasons why the child may have tantrums

Allocate time for having fun with the child

Develop personalized treatment plan

Identify the strengths and weaknesses of the child

Identify the means through which the child learns best

Identify what the child enjoys doing

Choose autism treatments that conform with the needs of your child

Help and support

Join ADS support groups

Seek respite care

Seek individual, marital, and family counselling whenever necessary

Discussions

Ask the learners to ask any questions they may have

Request the learners to provide their insights on the issues in relation to what has been taught

Conclusion

Provide concluding remarks on the topic

Objectives

Terminal Objectives

To help in the wellbeing of parents, autistic children, and other members of the family

Enabling Objectives

To reduce the probability of breakdown of the family due to stresses on parents and other family members

To improve positive relationships within the family

To encourage positive parenting, which would improve the wellbeing of the autistic child and other family members

To help in preventing child abuse

Personal Theory of Learning

I believe that all people have the ability to learn. This is regardless of the gender and age of an individual. The only difference is the speed within which they can learn. As such, people learn at their own pace. Despite the fact that there are different ways of learning, I believe that the most effective learning method should involve stimulating the brain through experiences, having a strong impression, and identifying the link between learning objects and knowledge. Admittedly, people learn from their experiences. Experiences require people to use their sense of sight, smell, touch, hearing, or taste to acquire certain information. The information acquired from the five senses is subsequently transmitted to the brain where it is analyzed. This makes an individual to have better understanding or recognition.

People can be trained to learn habits and skills through rote memorization and the process of the stimulus and response. Rewards and penalties also enable people to learn. I believe that learners can be compared to computers that process information and organize it in a manner that helps in linking short-term memory to long-term memory. This enables them to find the meaning of their experiences using long-term memory.

My personal learning theory can be explained by situated learning theory. According to the situated learning theory, learning is a process enables learners to transform meaning personal information when people engage in the process of constructing their educational setting and go the real world to implement what they have learnt (Huang et al., 2016). This is the main reason as to why I believe that people should learn in a real world context. This enables learners to kick down the wall of the classroom and implement what they have learnt in the real world (Nevo, Nevo, & Pinsonneault, 2016).

How I Will Use My Personal Learning Theory to Teach the Course

I will my personal learning theory in teaching the course. I will ensure that the content of the course is relevant to the experiences of parents of children with ASD. For instance, it will provide relevant examples as often as possible during the course. In addition, I will request the parents to play an active role in the learning process. I will request them to provide examples of some of the challenges they face and relate it to the content of the course. This will ensure the parents are involved in the creation of the educational setting. This will make it easy for them to apply what they would learn in the classroom in their homes and in their relationships with their partners, the autistic child, and other family members. This will ultimately help in improving the wellbeing of parents, autistic children, and other members of the family, which is the main objective of the course.

References

Huang, C. S., Yang, S. J., Chiang, T. H., & Su, A. (2016). Effects of Situated Mobile Learning Approach on Learning Motivation and Performance of EFL Students. Journal of Educational Technology & Society, 19(1), 263-273.

Hutchison, L., Feder, M., Abar, B., & Winsler, A. (2016). Relations between parenting stress, parenting style, and child executive functioning for children with ADHD or autism. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 25(12), 3644-3656.

Nevo, S., Nevo, D., & Pinsonneault, A. (2016). A Temporally Situated Self-Agency Theory of Information Technology Reinvention. Mis Quarterly, 40(1), 157-186.