The Ins and Outs of Learning in the Age of Tweets

Mike Moulton

June 24th 2014, Malta

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http://www.virtuallearning.org.uk/

The Ins and Outs of Learning

What is learning?

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What is learning? (Ambrose et.al., 2010)

• Learning is a process and not a product. It takes place in the mind.

• Learning involves changes in knowledge, beliefs, behaviors and attitudes over time.

• Learning is not something done to students, but rather something students themselves do. It is the direct result of how students interpret and respond to their experiences…

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uncclearn.org

Fill it up?

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GE Health Care

Making connections • ….between knowledge pieces

Expert

• …to create knowledge structures and pathways

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Novice

Principle 1

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«To become self-directed learners, students must learn to monitor and adjust their approaches to learning.» (Ambrose, S. et.al. How Learning Works, 2010)

Bringing the Outside In (Standard Practice?)

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Bringing the Inside Out: Active Reflection

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As John Dewey insightfully pointed out, «We do not learn from experience…we learn from reflecting on experience».

……..creating and building pathways….connecting the dots

Principle 2

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“We are powerful and natural explorers.” John Medina, Brainrules.net

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“……. bear in mind that our brains evolved to learn is through trial-and-error exploration….. We are born to explore, and teachers who make use of that will probably find more success in the classroom.”

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Louis Cozolino, http://www.dailygood.org/

Principle 3

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«The brain is a social organ… Close supportive relationships stimulate positive emotions, neuroplasticity, and learning»

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Louis Cozolino, http://www.dailygood.org/

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“Our brains and bodies are constantly being shaped at a cellular and genetic level by our environments as we live. Our brains are constantly evolving through our interactions with each other.” (Louis Cozolino, http://blog.lib.umn.edu/extyouth/insight/2014)

Principle 4

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«Goal-directed practice coupled with targeted feedback enhances the quality of students’ learning.» (Ambrose, S. et.al. How Learning Works, 2010)

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«Feedback is one of the most powerful influences on learning and achievement…………………………….» Hattie and Timperley, 2007

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Principle 5

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«The more senses that are engaged in an experience, the more a brain is stimulated and the longer a person remembers.» (Medina, brainrules.net)

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Learning Styles

How do you learn best?............

Building learning pathways with ICT support - Are we doing a good job?

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How do we make connections • ….between knowledge pieces

…..We want to be experts

• …to create knowledge structures and pathways

………on the Internet? Norwegian University of Life Sciences Tittel på presentasjon 23

We are all novices…….

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(http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dan-pontefract/social-media-in-the-workp_1_b_5270543.html)

Top Tool for Learning?

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Creating trustworthy pathways through the Internet with Social Media

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The Future?

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Harnessing the potential……………..

……..building pathways across networks

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…. building pathways

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…….. building pathways

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Building Personal Learning Networks (PLN) in the mind and on the Internet

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