Who’s Responsible?

How to help students take ownership over their own learning

Overview

Context

Motivation

MI Theory and the classroom

Kolb’s Cycle of Learning

Projects and Assessment

Feedback

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Context: Motivation

Intrinsic

Extrinsic

Instrumental

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What motivates your students?

Understanding Motivation

Know your students

Help them recognize their own motivation

Use it to your advantage

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MI Theory in the Classroom

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Eight Intelligences

Linguistic

Logical/Mathematical

Spatial

Bodily/Kinesthetic

Musical

Interpersonal

Intrapersonal

Naturalist

(Gardner, 1984) and (Richards and Rogers, 1986)

Intelligence

consists of a

variety of areas.

MI Task

Birmingham Grid for Learning (Online Portal)

MI Test

Official Authoritative Site of Multiple IntelligenceS

http://multipleintelligencesoasis.org/

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Kolb’s Cycle of Experiential Learning

Concrete Experience

Reflective Observation

Abstract Conceptualization

Active Experimentation

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(Kolb, 1984)

Concrete Experience

Reflective Observation

Abstract Conceptualization

Active Experimentation

Activities

Task:

Using Kolb’s learning cycle, write about a

challenge you have faced since you arrived

in Canada and how you addressed the

problem. Be sure to include all four stages.

Composition:

Reflective Journal

Blogs

Mini-Presentations

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Feedback

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References

Birmingham Grid for Learning (2013). Multiple Intelligences. Retrieved from

http://www.bgfl.org/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks3/ict/multiple_int/

Farwell, T. M., & Krüger-Ross, M. (2012). IS THERE (STILL) A PLACE FOR BLOGGING IN THE CLASSROOM? Using Social Media

Effectively in the Classroom: Blogs, Wikis, Twitter, and More, 207.Fleming, D.L., 2008. Using Best Practices in Online Discussion and Assessment to Enhance Collaborative Learning. College Teaching Methods & Styles Journal 4, 21–40.

Holliday, A. (1994). Appropriate methodology and social context. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press.

Kessler, G., Bikowski, D., Boggs, J., 2012. Collaborative Writing among Second Language Learners in Academic Web-Based Projects. Language Learning & Technology 16, 91–109.

Kolb, D. A. (1984). Experiential learning: Experience as the source of learning and development. Englewood Cliffs, N.J: Prentice-Hall.

Richards, J. C., & Rodgers, T. S. (1986). Approaches and methods in language teaching: A description and analysis. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Seo, K. K.-J. (2012). Using social media effectively in the classroom blogs, wikis, twitter, and more. New York, NY: Routledge. Retrieved from http://lib.myilibrary.com/browse/open.asp?id=420723&entityid=https://openathens.aston.ac.uk/oala/metadata

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Thank you

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