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"In his new book, “How We Learn: The Surprising Truth about When, Where, and Why It Happens,” author Benedict Carey informs us that “most of our instincts about learning are misplaced, incomplete, or flat wrong” and “rooted more in superstition than in science.” 
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"So I'm trying to better understand how people learn--not now they're taught in terms of teaching strategies, but more so learning strategies--only not really strategies...Learning actions, or cognitive actions."
Beth Dichter's insight:
How can we help out students become more self-directed in their learning? What tools can we provide them with to help them become self-directed learners (using 21st century tools and skills)? This post provides a list of 27 actions. The post states: "The big idea is that these kinds of “brain actions” are not only the kinds of tasks you can use to create assignments, but more importantly are the kinds of acts that promote inquiry-based understanding. So rather than start with a topic–fractions, metaphors, or racism–you can simply insist on the cognitive action itself. Learners can choose topics of their own, or you can offer a range of topics." With that as a background five of the actions are listed below. There is additional material in the post as well as another 22 actions. * Challenge something * Test the validity of a model * Study the relationship between text and subtext * Critique something * Transfer a lesson or philosophical stance from one situation to another
Don Berg's curator insight,
July 10, 2014 3:53 PM
Interesting how much of challenge it is to distinguish between teaching and learning. That is one of the obstacles to getting self-directed learning to become a mainstream feature in schools. |
How do we learn? This post explores this issue and provides some suggstions on some best practices for studying.
The author of the post provides three "take-aways" from the book.
* "Forgetting isn't always bad."
* "The brain is a foraging learner."
* "We can be tactical in our learning."
A number of suggestions on best ways to study are also included.
* Rather than cramming study material for a shorter period of time everyday. You will retain more.
* Studying in different locations may be beneficial.
* Taking breaks after intense studying is good. It provides a break for your brain. This is called diffuse learning.
* Rather than rereading material quiz yourself on it to see how much you recall.
Additional suggestions are included in the post and there is more information.
If this is an area of interest to you Coursera will be running another session of Learning How to Learn, beginning in early October. The course is free unless you want to receive a Certificate. I can vouch for this course as I am currently enrolled and at some point in the near future I will share more information about it. To learn more about the course go to Learning How to Learn.