Learning Effectively: Science, Insights and Techniques
Rules for communities that prioritize intention and thoughtfulness. Though mentioned in context of community building, these can be very effective for managing a classroom or learning environment:
An artful rule protects what's precious.
An artful rule draws helpful (and sometimes controversial) distinctions.
Artful rules are shared at the threshold, before anyone enters.
An artful rule thinks three steps ahead of the guest.
An artful rule is culture-creating.
One of the best ways I’ve found to organize one’s thoughts about a huge swath of intellectual and creative space, is to write a syllabus.
ADH • An Alternate History of Human Potential
Critical thinking and reflective skills are becoming even more important. As the line between reality and artificiality blurs, and given AI tools sometimes generate outputs that are inaccurate or biased, we need people capable of engaging with information critically. In addition, reflecting on the broader implications of AI on our problem-solving... See more
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Epistemic actions are actions in the physical environment taken with the intent of gathering information or facilitating cognition.
Fascinating idea related to learning and the quirks of the brain that make it do seemingly useless things that have so much value.
Why couldn’t teachers be geniuses, though, geniuses forged via passion manifested through practice?
John Warner • Genius vs. Expertise
An asset-based approach to teaching asks, “What ideas do these students have ?” rather than “What ideas do these students lack?”
Dan Meyer • Is Asset-Based AI Even Possible?
There is a lot of evidence suggesting that students learn best and more quickly through asset-based approaches. Meyer’s expertise is in math, but the same is true in writing and I am a dedicated practitioner of working from a base of what students already know and can do, the most notable skill being thinking . Everyone can think, but a huge... See more
John Warner • Genius vs. Expertise
A tradeoff occurs every time you get feedback. You become slightly more mainstream, slightly more aligned with the zeitgeist. You become marginally more of an exploiter than an explorer , standing on the shoulders of the giants who conceived the paradigm you’re striving to build upon. This is very effective when you want to align your work with... See more
Leber • The Feedback Tradeoff
Learning means being able to use new information. The basic process of learning consists of reflection and feedback. We learn facts and concepts through reflecting on experience—our own or others’. If you read something and you don’t make time to think about what you’ve read, you won’t be able to use any of the wisdom you’ve been exposed to.