Thinking: Critical, creative & practical thinking Managing projects Foundational Knowledge Understanding and remembering: Information Ideas Integration Connecting: Ideas • • People Realms of life • Human Dimension Learning about: Oneself Others Learning How to Learn Becoming a better student Inquiring about a subject Self-directing learners Caring Developing new... Feelings Interests (Taxonomy of Significant Learning from WHAT IS By Dr. L. Dee Fink; “SIGNIFICANT LEARNING”? Jossey-Bass, 2003) Questions for Reflection: What types of learning do your students engage in related to the topic/skill/activity you have chosen for a DLA? What type(s) of learning do your students need to engage in outside of class in this area? How can you design your directed learning activity to address these types of learning? What are some of the best practices you use in teaching? What creative activities do you use that engage students in the learning process? How might you be able to transfer these creative practices to the design of the DLA? Step 3: Design an activity that meets the criteria of a directed learning activity. Use the checklist to help you think through the possibilities. Review your activity by evaluating it according to the criteria listed below. As a result of completing this activity, students will... Engage in deep learning (see appendix on deep learning) and/or a process of learning, not just a product.
Thinking: Critical, creative & practical thinking Managing projects Foundational Knowledge Understanding and remembering: Information Ideas Integration Connecting: • Ideas • People • Realms of life Human Dimension Learning about: Oneself Others Learning How to Learn Becoming a better student Inquiring about a subject Self-directing learners Caring Developing new... Feelings Interests (Taxonomy of Significant Learning from WHAT IS “SIGNIFICANT LEARNING”? By Dr. L. Dee Fink; Jossey-Bass, 2003) Questions for Reflection: What types of learning do your students engage in related to the topic/skill/activity you have chosen for a DLA? What type(s) of learning do your students need to engage in outside of class in this area? How can you design your directed learning activity to address these types of learning? What are some of the best practices you use in teaching? What creative activities do you use that engage students in the learning process? How might you be able to transfer these creative practices to the design of the DLA? Step 3: Design an activity that meets the criteria of a directed learning activity. Use the checklist to help you think through the possibilities. Review your activity by evaluating it according to the criteria listed below. As a result of completing this activity, students will... Engage in deep learning (see appendix on deep learning) and/or a process of learning, not just a product.