Thursday, 26 February 2009

26th Feb blended learning session - what makes learning effective?

Class brainstorm

Clear learning objectives for the lesson
Interaction and students being actively involved
Diversity of activities chunked appropriately
Good pace
Comfortable environment
New ideas of interest
Learning that is relevant to life
When the learner feels safe
When they are challenged at an appropriate level
When a state of curiosity is evoked
When the time of day is right
When learners are intrincically motivated
target sriven time bound activities
When there is appropriate reward (medals & missions)
When instuctions are clear
When dialogue is encouraged
Teachers energy and enthusiasm -state is infectious
Being aware of students capabilities
Encouraging leaps of insight and reflective thinking
Physical environment - lighting, heating, layout, hydration

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