world cafe: what is an ideal learning environment?
DESCRIPTION
Facilitated discussion at UBC - Point Grey with teachers and learners.TRANSCRIPT
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UBC’s World Cafe
What is an ideal learning environment?
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facilitators
Jan Johnson: Manager, Facilitation and Process Design
Cindy Underhill: Learning Resource Design Strategist
Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT)
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what we’re aiming for...
A documented collection of your ideas about the ideal learning
environment: What is it? What do we need in order to support it?
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how we’ll get there..
Discussion
Sticky notes for ideas
Grouping ideas according to themes/patterns
Collective observations
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definitions for clarity...
Learning environments refer to the context in which we learn and teach. This includes place, people, resources.
Typically include four components:
an enabling context (physical or online space to bring people together)
resources (library, internet, people)
a set of tools (tools to help learners process information, manipulate data, and discuss)
scaffolds (problem solving supports)
Hannafin, Land, & Oliver, 1999. from: http://www.edtech.vt.edu/edtech/id/models/environs.html
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definitions for clarity
Learning experiences are those events and activities from which we learn and can identify, to a certain extent, what we have learned. They are personal and often shared.
Teaching experiences are those events and activities which involve teaching to a group or individual and where we can identify, to a certain extent, what was taught. They are personal and sometimes shared.
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start where you are...
as a learner
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start where you are...
as a teacher
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Discussion 1
Talk about:
Describe a really good teaching/learning experience you’ve had recently. What made it good? Why?
Do:
brainstorm ideas on flip chart paper
Choose a few key ideas and write on sticky notes
Add to wall
change group – one “messenger” stays behind.
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Discussion 2
Talk about:
What are the necessary ingredients to support great teaching/learning experiences?
Do:
brainstorm ideas on flip chart paper
Choose a few key ideas and write on sticky notes
Add to wall
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observations
What patterns do you notice?
Are you surprised by anything you see?
Is there anything missing?
Something you would like to move or highlight?
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thank you!
Outcomes assembled on UBCWiki:
http://wiki.ubc.ca/Documentation:World_Cafe