atle workshop tuesday october 28, 2014 autar kaw mechanical engineering

Learning Strategies & Processes

ATLE WorkshopTuesday October 28, 2014

Autar KawMechanical Engineering

kaw@usf.edu

What three items impact learning the most?

• Student’s Prior Knowledge• Ability of the Student• Interest

Student’s Prior Knowledge Can Help

or Hinder Learning

We have winter season becauseA. the earth is

farther from the sun in the winter than in the summer

B. of the tilt of the earth about its’ axis

C. the earth is not a perfect sphere

Why do we have seasons?

Personal Response Systems

What kind of questions are of HIGH impact?

• prior knowledge, • conceptual understanding, • new context, • draw knowledge, and• relate different

representations.

Which Learning Techniques are Best?

Ten Common Learning Techniques1. Elaborative

interrogation2. Self-explanation 3. Summarization4. Highlighting/

underlining 5. Keyword mnemonic 6. Imagery for text 7. Rereading 8. Practice testing 9. Distributed practice 10.Interleaved practice 

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Ten Common Learning Techniques1. Elaborative

interrogation2. Self-explanation 3. Summarization4. Highlighting/

underlining 5. Keyword mnemonic 6. Imagery for text 7. Rereading 8. Practice testing 9. Distributed practice 10.Interleaved practice 

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Ten Common Learning Techniques1. Elaborative

interrogation2. Self-explanation 3. Summarization4. Highlighting/

underlining 5. Keyword mnemonic 6. Imagery for text 7. Rereading 8. Practice testing 9. Distributed practice 10.Interleaved practice 

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Practice Testing

Distributed Practice

Interleaved Practice

http://j2jenkins.com/2013/04/29/interleaved-practice-a-secret-enhanced-learning-technique/

What is the Biggest Hindrance to Learning?

Multitasking

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The Two Circuits in Brain

Circuit 2: This one sets our mind to concentrate on something

Circuit 1: This one is for reactive attention

Source: psych.ucla.edu

Negative Consequences of Multitasking While Doing College Work

Time spent Mental fatigue Memory failure Higher order learning

suffers

Source: The New Marshmallow Test: Students Can’t Resist Multitasking, Annie Paul, slate.com; blog.reyjunco.com/

Taxanomies to Follow to Learn

What is Bloom’s Taxonomy?

What is Fink’s Taxonomy?

Flip the class

What is a flipped classroom?

Transmission in class and assimilation at home

Transmission at home and assimilation in class

Source: CTL, University of Washington

Before, In, and After

Before Clas

s

In Class After Class

What happens BEFORE class?

What happens IN class?

What happens AFTER class?

Learning Approaches

Two extreme approaches that work?

Guided Discovery Fully Guided Instruction

Can we be in the middle of the spectrum?

Guided Discovery Fully Guided Instruction

So is there an evidence-based middle approach?

Universal Design Learning (UDL)

http://udlcenter.org

The trinity of UDL?

• Multiple means of representation

• Multiple means of action and expression

• Multiple means of engagement

http://udlcenter.org

QUESTIONSkaw@usf.edu

Learning Strategies & Processes