the self-aware agent: how digital storytelling eportfolios cultivate metacognition

How Digital Storytelling ePortfolios Cultivate Metacognition

Drs. Beata Jones & Daniel TerryTexas Christian Universityb.jones@tcu.edu; d.terry@tcu.edu

#AAEEBL2015, Boston, July 27, 2015; #Metacognitionhttps://goo.gl/UJcQBE

Welcome!

Beata Jones, Ph.D.●Honors Faculty Fellow & PPP in Business Information Systems●Working with portfolios for the past decade; with ePortfolios for the past 2 years

Contact:b.jones@tcu.edu http://www.linkedin.com/in/beatamjones

@BeataJones http://www.slideshare.net/BeataJones

Daniel Terry, Ed.D.●Director of ePortfolio, Office of the Provost●Direct strategy & implementation of large-scale ePortfolio initiative; course director for Intro to University Life

Contact:d.terry@tcu.edu

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/daniel-terry/68/b8b/601

Hello!

● My name is…..

● I am from the ___ university/company

● I work with ePortfolios as a faculty/administrator/program director/other:______

● I am on Facebook/LinkedIn/Twitter.

● I’d like to learn today________

Workshop Learning Outcomes/Agenda

Is This Your Reality?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGCJ46vyR9o

Metacognition: Yeah, I’ve Heard Of That

Metacognition, DefinedEarly thinkers:

W. James (“introspective observation”)J. Piaget (“directed thought”)L. Vygotsky (“inner speech” and “reflective consciousness”)

J. Flavell: “Metacognition refers to one’s knowledge concerning one’s own cognitive processes and products or anything related to them, e.g., the learning-relevant properties of information or data.” (1976)

Nat’l Research Council: “Metacognition also includes self-regulation—the ability to orchestrate one’s learning: to plan, monitor, and correct errors when appropriate—all necessary for effective intentional learning…[It] also refers to the ability to reflect on one’s own performance.” (2000)

Metacognition: Our Working Definition

Awareness and agency regarding the content and process of one’s own thinking.

Metacognition: Importance

Group Activity*

*Melissa Peet, AAEEBL Summit 2014

e.g., Deep vs. Shallow Learning

Deep Learning Shallow Learning

http://ninacsmith.com/3CLearning/Nina's3CTools/ConstructiveTools/DeeporShallow.aspx

Deep Learning involves metacognitive activities/skills.

The Difference

Stories can better capture the essence of deep learning and make

metacognitive skills visible.

21st Century Economy

The Age of Disruption

2/17/2011 Final Jeopardy Question:

“It’s a poor workman who blames these”

“What are tools?”

http://www.alphr.com/news/365332/computer-ai-beats-former-champions-in-jeopardy-challenge

Singularity

The exact point in human history where machines will supersede humans

-- John Van Neuman

Expected to occur sometime between 2030 and 2050.

Robotic Age

“Today, gushing flows of information are not only fueling vast networks of knowledge, they’re allowing us to tinker with the very building blocks of life, exposing biology to advances in machinery, and machinery to advances in biology. We’re entering a period of increasing human-machine collaboration, made possible by information, but also transcending it.”

- Metaskills: 5 Talents for the Robotic Age

by Marty Neumeier, 2013

21st Century World

Our world: increasing order, complexity, and beauty.

*What kind of learners will flourish in such a world? *What kinds of knowledge and skills will be required to navigate whatever is on the other side of the Industrial Age, what Marty Neumeier calls the “Robotic Age”?

Robotic Age Jobs

The best jobs in the Robotic Age will come from creative people who put social contribution ahead of compensation. Employers don’t want employees to be robots. They have robots. Robotic Age jobs require:

innovation creativity integrative thinking cognitive dexterity self-regulated learning & adaptationcommunication-richworking in teams

21st Century Meta Skills

Neumeier, Marty (2013)

Metacognition: Development

Deakin Crick, 2014: “Learning to Learn”

Metacognition: Development

Successful students take charge of their own learning--●they construct understanding ●they ask questions ●they seek answers●they reflect on the meaning of information and experience ●they monitor and adapt their thinking and doing●they represent their learning to others

Hacker, Dunlosky, & Graesser. (2009) “A Growing Sense of Agency.” Handbook of Metacognition in Education, pp.1-4

Metacognition Process: a Personal Feedback Loop

FORETHOUGHT

--Task AnalysisGoals, Planning

--Self-Motivation BeliefsSelf-efficacy, task value

SELF-REFLECTION

--Self-Judgment & ReactionEvaluation, Causal attribution, Self-satisfaction,Adaptive/defensive

PERFORMANCE

--Self-Control & ObservationStrategies, Imagery, Time management, Help-seeking,Monitoring

(Zimmerman, B. J., & Moylan, A. R. (2009). Self-regulation: Where metacognition and motivation intersect. In D. J. Hacker, J.Dunlosky & A. C. Graesser (Eds.), Handbook of Metacognition in Education (pp. 299-315). New York: Routledge.)

Sample Metacognitive PromptsFor an ePortfolio…

Is Writing Applied Metacognition? • “I write entirely to find out what I’m thinking, what I’m looking at,

what I see and what it means.” --Joan Didion

• “Writing is the production of thought for oneself or others under the direction of one’s goal-directed metacognitive monitoring and control, and the translation of that thought into an external symbolic representation.”

--Hacker, Keener, & Kircher

• ePortfolios: a certain kind of “external symbolic representation.”

Quiz

Once Upon a Time…"Storytelling is the most powerful way to put ideas into the world today."-- Robert McKee

"Story is the vehicle to make sense of our lives."-- Anne Watson

"The greatest revolution of our generation is the discovery that human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds (with stories), can change the outer aspects of their lives."--William James

A Story: Definition

Storytelling requires which of the following 21st century meta skills?

Digital Storytelling: Definition

• “Telling of stories with digital technologies." (p.3)

• Multimodal stories (words, images, sound, movement) which are easily shared.

"[Digital Storytelling]  has often been used to describe The Center for Digital Storytelling curriculum."(p. 40).

Digital Icebreakers

Prepare a Visual Resume/Introduction to be shared with the class.  The Visual Resume should tell who you are as a person (hometown, major(s), strengths, what you do for fun, what you’re passionate about, social media platforms used), as a learner (learning style, best learning experience), and as a professional (goals in life, perfect job), using a digital platform of your choice, e.g., prezi, slideshare, youtube, glogster.  Please limit yourself to about 20 slides/2 minutes.

http://www.slideshare.net/paigeweishaar/visual-resume-30173748/1

Course Material Synthesis Animation Story

http://goanimate.com/videos/07FIWieX3W3k?utm_source=linkshare&utm_medium=linkshare&utm_campaign=usercontent

Course Reflection Video Story

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqLxEkuY7R8

https://infogr.am/8-steps-to-creating-a-digital-identity?src=web

Learning Reflection & Synthesis Infographic Story

Adding Digital Aspect to Storytelling

The 7 Elements of Digital Storytelling

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1f-_FXgJZM

Digital Storytelling requires which of the following 21st century meta skills?

Digital Storytelling & ePortfolios

Digital Storytelling ePortfolios

Iowa State Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy

http://www.celt. iastate.edu/teaching-resources/effective-practice/revised-blooms-taxonomy/

Digital Storytelling ePortfolios requires which of the following 21st century meta skills?

How Digital Storytelling ePortfolios Foster Metaskills

https://tcu.digication.com/composing_digital_portfolios_best_practices_from_digital_storytelling/Research1

Also see handout in the ePortfolio at https://goo.gl/UJcQBE

5 Meta Skills & 7 Elements of Digital Storytelling

Point of View

Dramatic Question

Emotional Content

Your Voice Soundtrack Economy Pacing

Feeling     V        

Seeing   V          

Dreaming V V V V V V V

Making V V V V V V V

Learning     V   V    

See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijI_MR8YSIo and https://tcu.digication.com/paige_weishaar/About_Me/publishedOne of the 4 portfolios featured on Digication.com

Digital Storytelling ePortfolios: Institutional Example

https://tcu.digication.com/sample_tcu_student_template_portfolio/About_Me/published

Digital Storytelling ePortfolios: Course-Based ExampleStudent Template:

https://tcu.digication.com/sxsw_tcu_student_portfolio_template/Welcome/ Course Portfolio: https://tcu.digication.com/hcol_40043_655_sxsw_interactive_tcu/Welcome/ https://tcu.digication.com/katie_drees_sxsw/Welcome/published

Digital Storytelling ePortfolios: Program-Based Example

https://tcu.digication.com/lauren_jupina_cultural_pathways_20151/About_Me

Student Template:

https://tcu.digication.com/your_name_cultural_pathways_2015_eportfolio/Home/published Program Portfolio: https://tcu.digication.com/cultural_pathways_2015_program_eportfolio/Home/

Work-in-P

rogress!

Framework for Development of Metacognitive Habits through Digital Storytelling ePortfolios

https://tcu.digication.com/aaeebl_2014_the_effective_implementation_of_eportfolios_with_digital_storytelling_approach/Assessment_of_Impact

Quiz Bowl

On an index card, please suggest a Review Question for the material relevant to:

Goal 2: Describe digital storytelling ePortfolios and their role in fostering metacognition

ePortfolio Implementation Frameworks

http://c2l.mcnrc.org/framework/

Building Your Digital Storytelling ePortfolio Assignment for Fostering Metacognition

See handout at https://goo.gl/UJcQBE

Building Digital Storytelling ePortfolio Assignments: Resources

https://tcu.digication.com/composing_digital_portfolios_best_practices_from_digital_storytelling/Home

https://tcu.digication.com/aaeebl_2014_the_effective_implementation_of_eportfolios_with_digital_storytelling_approach/Resources

https://tcu.digication.com/metafrog/About_Me/published

Student Feedback

https://tcu.digication.com/aaeebl_2014_the_effective_implementation_of_eportfolios_with_digital_storytelling_approach/Knowledge_Ability_to_Act_as_an_Ethical_Leader

Meta Skills, Metacognition & The Self-Aware Agent

From Knowledgeable to Knowledge-able

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeaAHv4UTI8

Workshop Learning Outcomes

Wrap Up

Thank You!

Beata Jones, Ph.D.

b.jones@tcu.edu www.linkedin.com/in/beatamjones

@BeataJones www.slideshare.net/BeataJones

Daniel Terry, Ed.D.

d.terry@tcu.edu www.linkedin.com/pub/daniel-terry/68/b8b/601