The Ins and Outs of Learning in the Age of Tweets. Mike Moulton June 24th 2014, Malta

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2 The Ins and Outs of Learning in the Age of Tweets Mike Moulton June 24th 2014, Malta 2

3 The Ins and Outs of Learning 3

4 What is learning? Gettingsmart.com 4

5 What is learning? (Ambrose et.al., 2010) Learning is a process and not a product. It takes place in the mind. Learning involves changes in knowledge, beliefs, behaviors and attitudes over time. uncclearn.org Learning is not something done to students, but rather something students themselves do. It is the direct result of how students interpret and respond to their experiences 5

6 Fill it up? 6

7 GE Health Care 7

8 Making connections.between knowledge pieces Novice Expert to create knowledge structures and pathways 8

9 Principle 1 «To become self-directed learners, students must learn to monitor and adjust their approaches to learning.» (Ambrose, S. et.al. How Learning Works, 2010) 9

10 Bringing the Outside In (Standard Practice?) www. Whitingcsd.org 10

11 Bringing the Inside Out: Active Reflection 11

12 As John Dewey insightfully pointed out, «We do not learn from experience we learn from reflecting on experience»...creating and building pathways.connecting the dots 12

13 Principle 2 careerchasse.blogspot.com We are powerful and natural explorers. John Medina, Brainrules.net 13

14 Babyworld.co.uk. bear in mind that our brains evolved to learn is through trial-and-error exploration.. We are born to explore, and teachers who make use of that will probably find more success in the classroom. Louis Cozolino, 14

15 Principle 3 «The brain is a social organ Close supportive relationships stimulate positive emotions, neuroplasticity, and learning» Louis Cozolino, 15

16 Our brains and bodies are constantly being shaped at a cellular and genetic level by our environments as we live. Our brains are constantly evolving through our interactions with each other. (Louis Cozolino, 16

17 Principle 4 «Goal-directed practice coupled with targeted feedback enhances the quality of students learning.» (Ambrose, S. et.al. How Learning Works, 2010) affirmyourlife.blogspot.com Citraenglish.blog 17

18 «Feedback is one of the most powerful influences on learning and achievement.» Hattie and Timperley,

19 Principle 5 «The more senses that are engaged in an experience, the more a brain is stimulated and the longer a person remembers.» (Medina, brainrules.net) 19

20 Learning Styles How do you learn best?... 20

21 Building learning pathways with ICT support - Are we doing a good job? careerchasse.blogspot.com Citraenglish.blog 21

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23 How do we make connections.between knowledge pieces We are all novices...we want to be experts to create knowledge structures and pathways on the Internet? 23

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25 Top Tool for Learning? 25

26 Creating trustworthy pathways through the Internet with Social Media 26

27 The Future? Harnessing the potential....building pathways across networks 27

28 building pathways 28

29 Citraenglish.blog.. building pathways 29

30 Building Personal Learning Networks (PLN) in the mind and on the Internet 30

31 Thank you for your attention!