A Recipe for Learning
Ingredients
Assemble!
Skill / Will / Thrill
Cognitive science can enhance learning and should inform our practice in creating environments and structuring activities to optimize student experiences
Cues, shaping, and practice = transferable learning
small-group practice and discussion
Surface learning, deep learning, transference
debriefing
role playing & scenarios
Facilitate meaningful experiences and debrief to distill learning
novelty
Behaviorism
visual stimulation: color, art, and design
Brain-Based
activity
metaphor
Encoding and Retrieval
ultradian rhythms
CONSTRUCTIVISM
physical movement
music
teamwork
Considerations for Adapting to a Digital Context:
..."a theory that equates learning with creating meaning from experience."
People working together, with tools, towards an outcome
- Modules should be organized, colorful, and visually stimulating
- Passive learning tools (such as videos) should be less than 10 mins
- Utilize novelty by creating varied activities instead of each module having the same format and activities
- Encourage discussion and collaboration through various formats
- Find ways to encourage or require interaction and exploration!
Mix in Some Techniques from Each Theory...
Kate Sirianni (b. 1985) A Recipe for Learning, 2022
Digital vision board
This vision board is inspired by my exploration of various contemporary theories of learning over the course of the semester and serves to illustrate some of my ideas, personal philosophies, and preferences for teaching and learning. This board imagines creating a well-rounded teaching philosophy composed of "ingredients" borrowed from various theories and mixed together to create something entirely new. I've chosen the metaphor of a recipe to indicate that such a blended philosophy has potential to be greater than the sum of its individual parts, much as a cake is more than simply ingredients lumped together in a bowl. Throughout this course I have been inspired by recognizing aspects of my own teaching and learning preferences in the theories discussed, and having the opportunity to explore deeper. I've borrowed concepts from Thompson (2019), Illeris (2018), Hattie and Donaghue (2016), Bednar (1991) and more to imagine a learning environment that creates an optimal space for the brain to function, for students to draw meaning from experiences, and for building community through discussion and teamwork. In order for such an environment to be possible in a digital context, educators must be willing and able to overhaul current content and re-imagine how we create digital "spaces" for students. The physical/virtual design should be informed by Brain-based Learning with clean asthetics and modules formatted to facilitate learning. Community-building and teamwork experiences inspired by Activity Theory and Constructivism, and debriefed through the lens of Behaviorism to create transference and meaning, could go a long way toward improving the design and function of our online courses.
Williams, M. (2020, November 12). 8 brain-based learning strategies - classcraft blog. Retrieved December 8, 2022, from https://www.classcraft.com/blog/brain-based-learning-strategies/ Thompson, P. (2019). Foundations of Educational Technology. OK State University Libraries. Illeris, K. (2018). Contemporary theories of learning: Learning theorists ... in their own words. Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.
Contemporary Learning Theories
Kate Sirianni
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A Recipe for Learning
Ingredients
Assemble!
Skill / Will / Thrill
Cognitive science can enhance learning and should inform our practice in creating environments and structuring activities to optimize student experiences
Cues, shaping, and practice = transferable learning
small-group practice and discussion
Surface learning, deep learning, transference
debriefing
role playing & scenarios
Facilitate meaningful experiences and debrief to distill learning
novelty
Behaviorism
visual stimulation: color, art, and design
Brain-Based
activity
metaphor
Encoding and Retrieval
ultradian rhythms
CONSTRUCTIVISM
physical movement
music
teamwork
Considerations for Adapting to a Digital Context:
..."a theory that equates learning with creating meaning from experience."
People working together, with tools, towards an outcome
Mix in Some Techniques from Each Theory...
Kate Sirianni (b. 1985) A Recipe for Learning, 2022
Digital vision board
This vision board is inspired by my exploration of various contemporary theories of learning over the course of the semester and serves to illustrate some of my ideas, personal philosophies, and preferences for teaching and learning. This board imagines creating a well-rounded teaching philosophy composed of "ingredients" borrowed from various theories and mixed together to create something entirely new. I've chosen the metaphor of a recipe to indicate that such a blended philosophy has potential to be greater than the sum of its individual parts, much as a cake is more than simply ingredients lumped together in a bowl. Throughout this course I have been inspired by recognizing aspects of my own teaching and learning preferences in the theories discussed, and having the opportunity to explore deeper. I've borrowed concepts from Thompson (2019), Illeris (2018), Hattie and Donaghue (2016), Bednar (1991) and more to imagine a learning environment that creates an optimal space for the brain to function, for students to draw meaning from experiences, and for building community through discussion and teamwork. In order for such an environment to be possible in a digital context, educators must be willing and able to overhaul current content and re-imagine how we create digital "spaces" for students. The physical/virtual design should be informed by Brain-based Learning with clean asthetics and modules formatted to facilitate learning. Community-building and teamwork experiences inspired by Activity Theory and Constructivism, and debriefed through the lens of Behaviorism to create transference and meaning, could go a long way toward improving the design and function of our online courses.
Williams, M. (2020, November 12). 8 brain-based learning strategies - classcraft blog. Retrieved December 8, 2022, from https://www.classcraft.com/blog/brain-based-learning-strategies/ Thompson, P. (2019). Foundations of Educational Technology. OK State University Libraries. Illeris, K. (2018). Contemporary theories of learning: Learning theorists ... in their own words. Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.