Seven Levers for Higher & Deeper LearningResearch-based Guidelines and Strategies
A Keynote Session at the
University of Guelph’s 27th Annual Teaching & Learning Innovation Conference
30 April 2014
Tom AngeloAssistant Provost and Director
Center for the Advancement of Faculty ExcellenceQueens University of Charlotte, NC
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Background Knowledge Probe
Please answer each question regarding Canada, the Ukraine, and Syria.
Guessing is encouraged!
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A “Balcony” Question
If you participated actively:
Are you more interested in finding out the answers to these questions than you were a few minutes ago?
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Students’ prior knowledge and beliefs are among the most powerful influences on their learning – positive or negative Consequently, assessing that prior knowledge can provide powerful leverage
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Applications Card – p. 10
Interesting Possible
IDEAS/TECHNIQUES APPLICATIONS
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Six Dimensions of Higher Learning Outcomes
% Then? % Now?____ Factual Learning _________ Conceptual Learning _________ Procedural Learning _________ Conditional Learning _________ Reflective Learning _________ Metacognitive Learning _____
100% 100%
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Six Dimensions of Higher Learning Outcomes
Metacognitive
Reflective
Conditional
Procedural
Conceptual
Factual
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Which of those six dimensions needs and deserves the most
focus if we aim to foster:
Critical thinking? Problem-solving?
Professional practice?
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Collaborative Learning Technique
Think-Pair-Share
This is a “Low-Threshold Application”•Low complexity – easy to use•Low cost – in time and effort•Low risk – to teachers or learners•Relatively high ROI (Return on Investment)•Potentially worth adapting?
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Plus-Minus-Question Mark
Please mark each item on the list with a plus sign, minus sign, or question mark
• Use the plus ( + ) if you understand it
• Use the minus ( – ) if you do not understand it• Use the question mark (?) if you’re unsure
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A “Balcony” Question
If you followed directions:
Did you read and think about the list on page 5 any differently than you would have if you had simply been asked to “read it”?
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[Draw your own Teaching-Learning-Assessment Pyramid on page 12.]
What percentage of your course/program’s curriculum can students . . .
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Learn best only from the faculty? -------------------------------- Learn best from more experienced UG and graduate students?------------------------------------Learn best from workingin structured groups/teams?----------------------------------------Learn best by teaching themselves?
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“It’s not what we do, but what students do that’s the important thing.”
Biggs, J. & Tang, C. (2007). Teaching for Quality Learning at University, 3rd Edition.Berkshire: McGraw-Hill, p. 19.
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HOT HIPs!
Higher Order Thinking can be promoted effectively through
High-Impact Practices
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HIPs – High-Impact Educational Practices
• First-Year Seminars and Experiences• Learning Communities• Collaborative Assignments and Projects• Undergraduate Research• Diversity/Global Learning• Service Learning/Community-Based Learning• Internships/Co-ops• Capstone Courses and Projects• Writing-Intensive Courses
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What makes these HIPs so HOT?
• High expectations• Explicit direct instruction• Metacognitive scaffolding• Effective feedback• Deliberate practice• Focused collaboration
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A Quick Diagnostic Quiz – Part I
Please circle the best option in response to each question.
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A Quick Diagnostic Quiz – Part II
Review your responses and self-assess your level of knowledge regarding each.
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“From the student’s point of view, the assessment is the curriculum.”
Paul Ramsden
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Applications Card – p. 10
Interesting Possible
IDEAS/TECHNIQUES APPLICATIONS
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The Parking Lot Test
As you’re walking to your car in the lot after this session, if a colleague who didn’t attend asks you what you got from the session, what would you say?
The next slide is one way to prepare for that “parking lot test.”
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What, Why and HowChoose one of your possible applications from page 10.
Prepare to answer the three questions below about that specific application:
• What is it?
• Why do you think it might be useful?
• How do you think you might use it?
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Please complete the session evaluation
on page 13.
Thanks for your attention and participation
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