This is a summary of The Effect of Gender, Ethnicity, and Income on College Students’ Use of Communication Technologies Authors: Reynol Junco, Dan Merson, and Daniel W. Salter Click here for the full article This study was done a few years back (as shown in the content), but it is still relevant. It examined how … Read more
This is a summary of the Effectiveness of Critical Thinking Instruction in Higher Education: A Systematic Review of Intervention Studies Authors: Dawit T. Tiruneh, An Verburgh, Jan Elen (KU Leuven) Published in: Higher Education Studies, Vol. 4, No. 1, 2014 Click here for the full article This study reviews 33 empirical studies on teaching critical … Read more
This is a summary of Classrooms That Inspire: 8 Conditions That Make a Difference in College Teaching Authors: Sara E. Quay, Ph.D., Russell J. Quaglia, Ed.D., Beverly Dolinsky, Ph.D. Click here for the full article This handbook gives college professors a framework for building classrooms where students want to learn. The authors argue that course … Read more
This is a summary of the article Civic Prompts: Making Civic Learning Routine Across the Disciplines Author: Caryn McTighe Musil, Ph.D. Publisher: Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) Click here for the full article This report grew out of a McCormick Foundation-funded project called “Civic Inquiry and Action Across the Disciplines.” AAC&U worked with … Read more
This is a summary of the article Constructionism and Deconstructionism Author: Pavel Boytchev, Sofia University, Bulgaria. Publisher: Constructivist Foundations Click here for the full article Constructionism and Deconstructionism Boytchev studies how constructionism works in real classrooms. He tests it at two levels: a university course and a secondary school program. He finds a hidden phase … Read more
Constructionism is a problem-based instructional theory that holds that knowledge is best built through shared, tangible experiences. In the process of learning, Constructionism holds that people learn most effectively by making things. Constructionism connects closely with experiential learning. In Constructivism, children build their cognitive tools in interaction with external reality. Effective Strategies All learning activities should … Read more
On-Course-Success-Principles On-Course-Success-Principles synthesize the experiences and wisdom of education innovators, psychologists, business and sports professionals to support and develop the personal effectiveness of students. On-Course-Success-Principles comprise eight essential elements that successful learners demonstrate and practice. Sure, gender, income, and ethnicity contribute to college students’ success or failure, but, though highly relevant factors, we did not … Read more
Mark H. Kavanaugh (Ph.D. Psychology Professor) wrote the educational Text The Learning Theory, based on Science. So how do people really learn? We have several ways to think about how people learn. It is important to think about how YOU perceive people learn because it will impact the way you design your instruction, the expectations … Read more
There is a lot of hype about “Learning Styles” in the media, and much of it is not as useful as it may seem. You have likely heard of “auditory”, “visual”, and “tactile” learners…identifying those who learn best by “listening”, “seeing”, and “doing”. Learning styles have arisen from efforts to help students identify the best … Read more
This is a summary of A Constructionism Framework for Designing Game-Like Learning Systems: Its Effect on Different Learners Authors: Zhong-Zheng Li, Yuan-Bang Cheng, and Chen-Chung Liu. Publisher: British Journal of Educational Technology, published by Wiley-Blackwell. Click here to check the original version. This paper tackles a known problem with game-like learning systems: students often get absorbed … Read more