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Independent Learning
Difficult teaching method to use, but…
Help with Independent Learning
Peer-to-peer helping: ‘study buddy’
• You pair up ‘one who can’ with ‘one who can’t’
• You stress the difference between copying and teaching/learning
• You make the short term learning objective clear
• The helper reports progress to you
Learning Teams
• Group of 5-7 students (mixed)
• Responsible for each other’s performance
(group gets average mark of its members?)
• Ensure one student in each group is good at vital skills
• Not friends
• Meet outside class time
• Chair and secretary rotates: agenda and minutes
• You decide first agenda, and see all minutes
Academic controversy (4 in two pairs)Pair A prepares:Why do these methods work?
Pair B prepares:Why these methods don’t work & difficulties
1. State your cases without interruption2. Argue!
Together:How the difficulties could be overcome
Independent Learning
Course Content
Course Content
Independent Learning
Easy bits..
Course Content
Independent Learning
Easy bits..are not taught, instead ….an Independent Learning assignment is set
Independent learning Assignment
Task 1.
Task 2.
Task 3.
Task 4.
References:
own words!no ILT printouts!resource rather than syllabus centred at first
easyclearly definedresource rich
internetvideotopic box
social learning teams study buddies
Thought provoking
NOT exclusively
solitary, or book and biro
What tasks?
not marking intensive
Geoff’s Patent Independent Learning Tuner
Independent learning Assignment
Task 1.
Task 2.
Task 3.
Task 4.
References:
Geoff’s Patent Independent Learning Tuner
Geoff’s Patent Independent Learning Tuner
What’s the problem?
What’s the problem?
Students may not have the skills to
learn independently
Study skills
never sometimes usually
Ask others for help
Underline key points
….
Competency approach p30-31
Study skills
never sometimes usually
Ask others for help
1
Underline key points
1
….
Competency approach
Study skills
never sometimes usually
Ask others for help
1 2
Underline key points
1 2
….
Competency approach
Kolb’s Learning Cycle
Do
Apply Review
Learn
Do
Apply Review
Learn
Learning to learnIndependentLearningAssignment
Test
Do
Apply Review
Learn
Learning to learnIndependentLearningAssignment
Test
What happened? (competency questionnaire)
Do
Apply Review
Learn
Learning to learnIndependentLearningAssignment
Test
What happened? (competency questionnaire)
Why did this happen? what did you find difficult? what could you do about that?
Do
Apply Review
Learn
Learning to learnIndependentLearningAssignment
Test
What happened? (competency questionnaire)
Why did this happen? what did you find difficult? what could you do about that?
How do I do betternext time?= target
Independent learning Assignment 2
Task 1.
Task 2.
Task 3.
Task 4.
References:
New Target
Target
Course Content
Occasional use of Independent Learning
Easy bits..
Course Content
Continuous use of Independent Learning
Easy bits..
topic
Principles
Key points
Get the structure first …
A solution to the ‘no time to teach’ problem?
Principles
Key points
Get the structure first … ….then add the detail
topic
Principles
Key points
Get the structure first … ….then add the detail
topic
Principles
Key points
Get the structure first … ….then add the detail
topic
topic
Principles
Key points
Get structure with:Advance organisersGraphic organisersReasoning tasks in classClass discussionPeer explainingNote makingetc
Principles
Key points
Add the detail with:HomeworksAssignment tasksIndependent learning tasksReading tasksHighlighting tasksILT/ICTTeaching Without Talking
topic
What are the pros and cons of Independent Learning?
(Consider both the teacher’s and the students’points of view.)
‘Pair and share’:Work I pairs firstShare you ideas with another pair
it’s a change!it’s fun!
differentiates
Autonomy active learners creativity & effectiveness identity and esteem, even mental health!
Develops IL skills for:
progressionworklife
Why use IL?
saves teaching time
students learn to take responsibility for learning
