Engagement Based Teaching and Learning

Watching my 3 year old granddaughter with a video game, engaged for 45 minutes now.  Amazing what can happen with attention./concentration when you hit flow.  

 

Needed?  

Goals are clear--an individual is aware of what she or he wants to doImmediate feedback--an individual knows how well he or she is doing at any momentSkills match challenges--the skill level of an individual is in balance with the task at handConcentration is deep--the individual focuses all attention on the task at handProblems are forgotten--the individual is able to dismiss irrelevant stimuli that may interfere with concentrationControl is possible--a feeling of mastery is gainedSelf-Consciousness disappears--an individual feels able to transcend the limits of the egoThe sense of time is altered--an individual either loses track of time or time seems to pass with rapidityThe activity is intrinsically rewarding—the experience is worth engaging in for its own sake