Learning In Educational Settings

Course Introduction&

Bruning Chapter 1

Tonight:• Introductions• Wiki, syllabus, and course calendar• Consider assessment options• Other accounts and tools• Activity• Bruning chapter 1 (book?)

Introductions

Course expectationsQuestions about learning

Puzzled

Basic assignment structureWeekly• Chapter readings• Discussion– Leader: generate post & moderate– Respond to initial post– Comment on 2 responses

• Blog post• 2 additional assignments– Assessment paper– Learning theorist digital story– Extended completion time

Timing • Chapter readings• Discussion– Leader post – Sunday (Wednesday)– Response to initial post – Tuesday (Thursday)– Comment on 2 responses – Thursday (Saturday)– Discussion summaries – following Sunday

• Blog post – Saturday (Sunday)

Quick Tour

Take a Look at Assessment

Assessment alternatives• Chapters 5 and 13• Examine other aspects– Teacher performance assessment– Value added assessment

• Others?

Tools• Diigo diigo.com– Diggo.com/user/shifflet

• Google Alerts• PEN Newsblast• Commited Sardine Blog– 21st Century Fluency Project– http://www.fluency21.com/blog.cfm

• Blog http://shifflet407.weebly.com/shifflet-407.html• Excel as a research database

Account Setups• Wiki member?• Weebly• Engrade

What do you know about your own learning?• Your learning profile – How you learn– Your learning strengths and weakness

• Who shares a similar profile?• Teaching style vs. learning style

Learning Styles InventoryLinks are on in Google Doc - http://bit.ly/learningpref• Jung Typology Test• VARK Learning ModalitiesCompare results to Teaching Style• Grasha’s teaching style survey & analysis

Learning Styles• What does it say about you?• Find “learning style-mate”– Learning success and failures– Share

• Find your opposite– Share

Bruning et al. Chapter 1

• What was new information?• What information resonated with you?• Most applicable to (your) teaching?• Apply to your learning preferences?• Any unanswered questions?

Looking AheadMonday, June 11 (change?)• Digital Storytelling work day• Assistance with tool• Script advice