In connection to my previous blog on meaningful learning, this article talks about a motivational strategy that I find interesting in the book of Barkley (2010). This strategy refers to promoting autonomy by providing students with meaningful rationale that enables them to understand the purpose and personal importance of course activities. Motivation involves a processContinue reading “Promoting Autonomy to Motivate Learning”
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Creative Commons and Open Access Journals: Implications to Teaching and Learning
Requiring the class to submit a literature review of a topic necessitates that the researchers acquire a load of journal articles. However, not all journal articles are accessible and free of charge. This somehow poses a challenge for the researchers especially if the school is not subscribed to publishers in which the selected journal articlesContinue reading “Creative Commons and Open Access Journals: Implications to Teaching and Learning”
Meaningful Learning: Integrating Old and New Information into One’s Schema
In both my teaching and learning experiences, I give prime importance to meaningful learning. Barkley (2010) emphasized that “new information results in meaningful learning only when it connects with what already exists in the mind of the learner, resulting in change in the networks that represent our understandings” (p. 19). This is elaborated through theContinue reading “Meaningful Learning: Integrating Old and New Information into One’s Schema”
Student Engagement through Prior Learning and Story Telling
Active participation in the learning session is important both to the students and the instructor. This is a way to increase our understanding of the concepts discussed in the class and a way to gauge student engagement. However, there are instances when active participation from the students may take some time not because the studentsContinue reading “Student Engagement through Prior Learning and Story Telling”
Analytics Team: A Collaborative Learning Activity
In this article, I will share to you the student engagement technique (SET) I applied in my class. The SET is called ‘analytics team’ (Barkely, 2010) which is a collaborative learning activity. In this SET, a group of 5 students explore a material (article, case, video, lecture, etc.), analyze it through the guide questions, andContinue reading “Analytics Team: A Collaborative Learning Activity”
Teaching in a Culturally Diverse Setting
Learners do not have similar experiences, do not learn in similar ways, and certainly do not come from the same place. Recognizing this reality calls for a learning perspective that acknowledges and takes into account these differences. One of these perspectives is multiculturalism which “respects the unique identities and contributions of individuals and their cultures…concernedContinue reading “Teaching in a Culturally Diverse Setting”
Data Analytics for a Customized Response to Individual Learning Needs
Data Analytics is a broad term referring to the use of data in order to arrive at informed decisions. Along with the increasing speed of mobile internet, artificial intelligence, and cloud technology, advanced data analytics is seen to be a game-changer in globalization (World Economic Forum, 2018). In the 2020 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report for TeachingContinue reading “Data Analytics for a Customized Response to Individual Learning Needs”
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