For this blog prompt, I selected the TED-Ed video â3 Tips on How to Study Effectively” Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjPFZaMe2yw This video explains how the brain stores information and introduces three evidence based study strategies of retrieval practice, interleaving, and space practice. As my group’s Interactive Learning Resource focuses on helping students transition from high school to…
One of the biggest takeaways from this weekâs readings was the shift from accommodating learners to intentionally design for inclusion from the start. In our interactive learning resource, which focuses on helping students transition from high school to university, this mindset has been especially important. Instead of assuming an âaverage learner,â we are trying to…
Experiential learning emphasizes learning through active engagements rather than passive absorption of information. The Institute for Experiential Learning defines it as a four step cycle of âExperiencing-Reflecting-Thinking-Actingâ that supports performance improvement (Experiential Learning Institute, n.d). This approach resonates strongly with my experience in the Elementary Education program, where students develop deeper understanding when they do…
I found this week’s reading very interesting and insightful. I am in the Elementary Education program and we are taught different methods of teaching/learning. For the most part, the Elementary Education program really pulls on cognitivism and constructivism for ways of teaching students. In the program, we really focus on UDL (universal design of learning)…
In my first year, I did an online condensed Anthropology course. It was run much faster than a regular course and all lectures were through Zoom. I initially took it because I like science and I love learning about new things within the science field. I also needed to take it for my course work….
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