Blog Post Week 3

 


Narrative

    The infographic above connects information from all three texts regarding instructional design, environment, and their connection to retaining knowledge. Chapter 5 of the "How people learn II" text walks through techniques that will allow students to best achieve maximum learning. Some of the best practices mentioned are retrieval, spaced and varied. Overall, the theme throughout the text was that engaging with material in different ways will help students recall and retain information in meaningful ways. The Gura reading stresses the importance of creating an environment for learning and creating. Students should be able to learn in a space where they are able to express themselves comfortably. If they are stressed because of environmental factors, their recall and retention will be impeded. 

    Once teachers have created a stable environment, their meaningful activities should be based around the technological and content area standards. Incorporating technology in meaningful ways in the classroom will enhance student creativity. This provides them with more opportunities to engage with the course content. The technology standards provide teachers ample options for successful creativity. When they incorporate these strategically into their courses, they will engage more students, which will help to build the knowledge base of their subject. 

    This infographic takes these meaningful areas from the three readings, and organizes them in a way to help teachers see how their curriculum design can be purposeful to encourage maximum retention. As these principles are utilized, students will be comfortable enough to experience deep learning and put forth the effort to know and experience the course content.


References

ISTE Standards for Educators (2017). Retrieved from: https://www.iste.org/standards/for-educators.

Gura, M. (2016). Make, learn, succeed: Building a culture of creativity in your school. Eugene, OR: ISTE. Part 2 (48 pages)

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. (2018). How people learn II: Learners, contexts, and cultures. Washington, D.C.: The National Academies Press. http://doi.org/10.17226/24783.


Comments

  1. Jene ThomasApril 2, 2023 at 11:09 AM

    Logan,
    One of the points from your reading, varied practice, was intriguing from the point of using a variety of delivery in a lesson to create an enriching learning environment. All learners can be presented with the same information but remember what was the most interesting to them. The concept of a varied practice ties in well with one of the points from my reading, self efficacy. Self efficacy is the theory that we have an internal motivation to learn but that can also be influenced and reinforced within the community. Great insight and your info graph is very well laid out!
    Jene

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  2. Monica WillisApril 2, 2023 at 4:57 PM

    Logan,
    Your infographic was very insightful and i enjoyed it very well. I loved how you added What Gura said about having a space that is created for learning enviornment where students can feel comfortable to express themselves. I believe that is so important for any class or school to be successful in helping our students grow. Great blog and i enjoyed learning what Chapter 5 was over.

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  3. Liza RosaApril 2, 2023 at 7:08 PM

    Logan,
    Great infographic! Very easy to follow and understand - I loved that it was not overwhelming.
    I couldn't agree more with the statement in your narrative, "Once teachers have created a stable environment, their meaningful activities should be based around the technological and content area standards." Without a stable environment, nothing else really matters. Unstable is chaotic and unpredictable which seems to go against what you explained from your chapter and what I took away from mine. To be motivated, students need to feel safe and connected.

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