learning activities: the application of learning theories and backward instructional design

LEARNING ACTIVITIES:THE APPLICATION OF LEARNING

THEORIES AND BACKWARD INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN

Lua Gregory and Shana Higgins

SCIL/IE LEADS, Library Instruction 101

University of California, Riverside

GREGORY AND HIGGINS, 2013


HOW DO PEOPLE LEARN?

Learning Theories:

Behaviorism (Doing) Cognitivism (Thinking) Humanism (Feeling) Constructivism Critical theories: Feminist, Race,

Social Justice


INFORMATION SEARCH PROCESS

Carol Kulthau:


Learning Styles:

David Kolb’s model/LSI: Accommodating, Converging, Diverging, Assimilating

Neil Fleming’s VARK model: Visual, Auditory, Reading/Writing, Kinesthetic

HOW DO PEOPLE LEARN?


YOUR PREFERRED LEARNING STYLE

Complete the VARK Questionnaire!


CREATING LEARNING ACTIVITIES…Deb Gilchrist’s “5 Questions for Assessment Design”:1. “What do we want students to be able to do?” (Outcome)2. “What does the student need to know in order to do this well?” (Curriculum)3. “What activity will facilitate learning?” (Pedagogy)4. “How will the student demonstrate the learning?” (Assessment)5. “How will I know the student has done this well?” (Criteria)


CREATING LEARNING ACTIVITIES…Deb Gilchrist’s “5 Questions for Assessment Design”:1. “What do we want students to be able to do?” (Outcome)2. “What does the student need to know in order to do this well?” (Curriculum)3. “What activity will facilitate learning?” (Pedagogy)


“WHAT DO WE WANT STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO DO?”

Deb Gilchrist’s method to creating outcomes:

Verb phrase + “in order to” + impact phrase

Example: “Develop topic relevant vocabulary in order to search databases with maximum flexibility and effectiveness”


“WHAT DOES THE STUDENT NEED TO KNOW IN ORDER TO DO THIS

WELL?”Designing curriculum includes: Considering context! Delivering content (knowledge transmitted). Pedagogical concerns (the thinking and

action taking place in classroom/lab to achieve desired outcome).

Addressing learning styles of your students. Praxis?


“WHAT ACTIVITIES WILL FACILITATE LEARNING?”

Types of Learning Activities*: Content delivery Interaction Reflection (self-reflection, peer-review,

etc.) Production (visual, textual, auditory,

etc.) Problem based learning

*From IUPUI’s Center for Teaching & Learning


YOUR TURN! 1. Read the class scenario with your group.

(Ex: course syllabus, faculty email, assignment description).

2. Ask yourself, “What do you want students to be able to do?”

A. Identify and write out a couple learning outcomes.

B. What content will you teach? How will you teach it?

C. What activities will facilitate learning? 3. Share your group findings with the rest of

the class.


Thank you!

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