Motivating Students to Develop Into Effective

LearnersBY: KLAUDIA RENTERIA

EDU 352 FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGYINSTRUCTOR: MARY ANDREWS

04/11/2013

The Challenges…• Responsibility For Students’ Own Learning Process

• Broader Learning Goals

• In Class Discussion and Activities

• Student Motivation

• Willingness to Participate

• Attitudes

• Strategies For Learning

• Progress on Learning Goals

Learning to Learn… How will get there?

If you don’t know, where are you going?

Evolution of an Idea

• Outgrowth of Teaching Workshops and Seminars

• Search for “Overview of Learning” For Students

• Consider What Students Need To Know

• Preparation of Learning Documents/Materials

Learning The Curriculum• Reading and Understanding

the material that is presented in class

• In-Class Discussion and Activities

• Learning Styles

• Reflective Journaling

• Frequent Discussion Throughout Quarter/Semester/Trimester

Purpose of Having an Education

HELP STUDENTS BECOME INTENTIONAL LEARNERS WHO CAN ADAPT TO NEW ENVIRONMENTS, INTEGRATE KNOWLEDGE FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES, AND CONTINUE LEARNING THROUGHOUT

THEIR LIVES.

Empowered Learners Can…

Effectively Communicate Orally and Visually in Writing Understand and employ quantitative analysis to solve problems Understand and work with complex systems and with diverse groups Transform information into knowledge and knowledge into judgment and action

Understanding Revised Taxonomy

CreatingEvaluatingAnalyzingApplying

UnderstandingRemembering

Critical Thinking

The process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, Synthesizing, and/or evaluating information gathered from, or generated by;Observation, experience, reflection, reasoning, or communication, as a guideto belief and action.

(National Council for Excellence in Critical Thinking)

Research on Learning

Active and Learner-Centered Teamwork and Collaboration New Students and Learning Styles Technology Globalization Adaptability and Lifelong Learning