YOU CAN’T FISH WITHOUT BAIT: Teaching for Sticky Learning — Part 2 Posted on March 27, 2015 by Holly InglisIn the previous blog, we noted two types of bait you might use to hook your students and encourage their memory: Stimulate more of the senses in your classroom and work to help your students connect new information with their prior knowledge. In this blog, we’ll look at the remaining tips for sticky learning and then conclude by noting an example of a successful expedition in sticky teaching….
STICK, STICK, STICK: Teaching for Sticky Learning — Part 1 Posted on March 7, 2015 by Holly InglisTeaching for sticky learning is primarily a balancing act; balancing the quantity of content with the quality of the learning experience. As we examine each of five “Tips for Sticky Learning” over these two blog posts, try to remember I’m not suggesting you throw out everything you’ve known and practiced in your educational career. Instead, try to imagine tipping the scales just a little bit toward a different kind of learning experience for you as well as your students….
Designing a Student-Centered Learning Environment Posted on February 20, 2015 by Cari CrumlyDesigning a student-centered classroom should be built on autonomy. It does not include or involve traditional teaching practices; rather, it is based on collaboration, project- and problem-based learning with integrated technology to allow open discussion, conversation, and debate between students. By examining how to set up the environment for successful practice of student-centered learning, invest in critical ways of appropriating teaching methods and approaches….
Before I Take My Classes Online (3 of 3): “So, I’ll Be Able to See All Their Faces, Right?” Posted on February 5, 2015 by A+ Brooke Lester, CuratorFor the face-to-face teacher and learner, entering the online teaching environment is a cross-cultural experience. It’s natural to try to hold on to the familiar, even when aware that this can interfere with a genuinely immersive, transformative experience of an unfamiliar environment. Find your points of discomfort, and ask questions (like those in this blog series) of instructors who already teach online….
Effective Social Learning for a Post-MOOC Era Posted on January 28, 2015 by Nathan LoewenOur institutions and students are as post-MOOC as they are post-modern. Our world is international, practically-focused and communications-driven. Our students need to learn how to collaborate with partners from around the world in order to create local solutions. Smaller institutions should focus on their strengths of increased internationalization, emerging in-class pedagogies and diffusion of new media technologies. In order to do this, I propose a networked pedagogy that builds on three pillars of effective social learning….