چکیده (انگلیسی):

This paper describes an ongoing EU project concerned with developing an instructional design
framework for virtual classes (VC) that is based on the theory of Multiple Intelligences (MI)
(1983). The psychological theory of Multiple Intelligences (Gardner 1983) has received much
credence within instructional design since its inception and has been implemented successfully in
a wide array of traditional educational settings. Nonetheless, very little research has been carried
out on developing frameworks for elevating MI into an e-learning environment. Specifically, the
project hopes to adapt and utilize MI theoretical learning principles to create a virtual class
specifically designed for instructing health and safety to construction managers. This paper
explores the emerging principles from both theory and practice in order to identify the
appropriate methodology for the successful incorporation of MI based instructional techniques in
the virtual class design. Guidelines are provided on how the MI concept of ‘entry points’ can best
be adapted for the specific learners (in this case construction managers) and class content (in this
case health and safety). Of particular concern to this papers examination of ‘entry points’ is the
potential for the deployment of intelligence profiling research to create a class tailor-made for
construction managers while simultaneously adaptive to each learners individual needs. Emerging
from this analysis, the paper will provide core recommendations including how to create problem
based instructional activities that are directly related to both the participant’s intelligence
strengths and to the class content.