PRESENTACIÓN DE LA SESIÓN II DEL MÓDULO I DEL DIPLOMADO ¿CÓMO APLICAR ESTRATEGIAS DE APRENDIZAJE SIGNIFICATIVO EN EL AULA?

1. SIGNIFICANTSIGNIFICANT
LEARNINGLEARNING
We Are Teaching. Are They Learning?We Are Teaching. Are They Learning?
Patricia Casello D.C.Patricia Casello D.C.
Assistant Professor, NWHSUAssistant Professor, NWHSU
January 18, 2007January 18, 2007

2. SIGNIFICANT LEARNINGSIGNIFICANT LEARNING
OUTLINEOUTLINE
• What is learning?What is learning?
• Fink’s Taxonomy for Significant LearningFink’s Taxonomy for Significant Learning
• Learning StylesLearning Styles
• Teaching StylesTeaching Styles
• Activities That Promote Active LearningActivities That Promote Active Learning
• ReferencesReferences

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What Is Learning?What Is Learning?
Bloom’s Taxonomy states that learning takesBloom’s Taxonomy states that learning takes
place within three domains:place within three domains:
Cognitive, Affective and PsychomotorCognitive, Affective and Psychomotor

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Dr. L. Dee Fink builds on that platform and adds theDr. L. Dee Fink builds on that platform and adds the
following to indicate Significant Learning (Fink’sfollowing to indicate Significant Learning (Fink’s
Taxonomy):Taxonomy):
• Foundational KnowledgeFoundational Knowledge
• ApplicationApplication
• IntegrationIntegration
• Human DimensionHuman Dimension
• CaringCaring
• Learning How To LearnLearning How To Learn

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WHAT ARE LEARNING STYLES?WHAT ARE LEARNING STYLES?
Different approaches or ways of learning such as:Different approaches or ways of learning such as:
• VisualVisual
• AuditoryAuditory
• KinestheticKinesthetic

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WHAT ARE YOUR PREFERREDWHAT ARE YOUR PREFERRED
LEARNING STYLES?LEARNING STYLES?
Active ----------------------PassiveActive ----------------------Passive
Sensory---------------------IntuitiveSensory---------------------Intuitive
Visual-----------------------VerbalVisual-----------------------Verbal
Sequential------------------GlobalSequential------------------Global

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QUESTION:QUESTION:
How do you prefer to process information?How do you prefer to process information?
STYLES OF LEARNING:STYLES OF LEARNING:
ActivelyActively – Through engagement in physical– Through engagement in physical
activity or discussion, working in groupsactivity or discussion, working in groups
PassivelyPassively – Through introspection, prefer working– Through introspection, prefer working
along or with a single familiar partneralong or with a single familiar partner

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QUESTION:QUESTION:
What type of information do you preferentially perceive?What type of information do you preferentially perceive?
STYLES OF LEARNING:STYLES OF LEARNING:
SensorySensory – Sights, sounds, physical sensations.– Sights, sounds, physical sensations.
concrete thinker, practical, orientatedconcrete thinker, practical, orientated
toward facts and procedures.toward facts and procedures.
IntuitiveIntuitive – Memories, ideas, insights. Abstract thinker,– Memories, ideas, insights. Abstract thinker,
innovative, oriented toward theories andinnovative, oriented toward theories and
underlying meanings.underlying meanings.

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QUESTION:QUESTION:
Through which modality is sensoryThrough which modality is sensory
information most effectively perceived?information most effectively perceived?
STYLES OF LEARNING:STYLES OF LEARNING:
VisualVisual – By pictures, diagrams, graphs,– By pictures, diagrams, graphs,
demonstrationsdemonstrations
VerbalVerbal – By sounds, written and spoken words– By sounds, written and spoken words
and formulasand formulas

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QUESTION:QUESTION:
How do you progress toward understanding?How do you progress toward understanding?
SequentiallySequentially – In a logical progression of small– In a logical progression of small
incremental stepsincremental steps
GloballyGlobally – In large jumps, holistically– In large jumps, holistically

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TEACHING STYLESTEACHING STYLES
Is Your Teaching Style Balanced?Is Your Teaching Style Balanced?
Does your classroom provide:Does your classroom provide:
Facts, predictability, repetition, memorization, and opportunityFacts, predictability, repetition, memorization, and opportunity
to connect what students are learning to practical life experience?to connect what students are learning to practical life experience?
ANDAND
Abstraction, theory, innovative thinking, imagination and variety?Abstraction, theory, innovative thinking, imagination and variety?

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Does your classroom provide:Does your classroom provide:
Pictures, diagrams, flow charts, graphs, andPictures, diagrams, flow charts, graphs, and
concept maps?concept maps?
ANDAND
Written and spoken explanations?Written and spoken explanations?

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Does our classroom provide:Does our classroom provide:
Discussion, small group work, problem-Discussion, small group work, problem-
solving activities?solving activities?
ANDAND
1 minute papers, time for reflection, and the1 minute papers, time for reflection, and the
muddiest points?muddiest points?

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Does your classroom provide:Does your classroom provide:
• Linear progression of information?Linear progression of information?
ANDAND
• An overview of information prior to the smaller pieces?An overview of information prior to the smaller pieces?
• A time to connect the pieces together for students?A time to connect the pieces together for students?
• Information that connects to other disciplines andInformation that connects to other disciplines and
subjects?subjects?

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Multiple Activities That Promote: Active LearningMultiple Activities That Promote: Active Learning
• DirectDirect
• Indirect, VicariousIndirect, Vicarious
• OnlineOnline

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DIRECT ACTIVITIESDIRECT ACTIVITIES
Getting information and ideas:Getting information and ideas:
Original data and sourcesOriginal data and sources
Experience:Experience:
Activities done in authentic settings and/or directActivities done in authentic settings and/or direct
observation of phenomenaobservation of phenomena
Reflective Dialogue:Reflective Dialogue:
Reflective thinking, journaling for selfReflective thinking, journaling for self
Live dialogue in class, online or out of classLive dialogue in class, online or out of class

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INDIRECT, VICARIOUS ACTIVITIESINDIRECT, VICARIOUS ACTIVITIES
Getting information and ideas:Getting information and ideas:
Secondary data and sources, lectures, textbooksSecondary data and sources, lectures, textbooks
Experience:Experience:
Case studies, gaming, simulations, role playingCase studies, gaming, simulations, role playing
Viewing or listening to stories, film, literature,Viewing or listening to stories, film, literature,
or oral historyor oral history
Reflective Dialogue:Reflective Dialogue:
Reflective thinking and journaling with selfReflective thinking and journaling with self
Live dialogue with others in class, online or out of classLive dialogue with others in class, online or out of class

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ONLINE ACTIVITIESONLINE ACTIVITIES
Getting Information and Ideas:Getting Information and Ideas:
Course web-sites, internet web-sites (i.e. journals)Course web-sites, internet web-sites (i.e. journals)
Experience:Experience:
Students directly experience …(online concept testing,Students directly experience …(online concept testing,
participation in a group or team activity)participation in a group or team activity)
Students can engage in “indirect” experiences (view a film, readStudents can engage in “indirect” experiences (view a film, read
a case study)a case study)
Reflective Dialogue:Reflective Dialogue:
Various online dialogues such as e-mail, chat rooms, whiteVarious online dialogues such as e-mail, chat rooms, white
boards and discussion boards/forums.boards and discussion boards/forums.

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REFERENCESREFERENCES
Web-sites:Web-sites:
www.collab.orgwww.collab.org (Collaboration Project web-site)(Collaboration Project web-site)
www.ou.edu/idp/significantwww.ou.edu/idp/significant (Dr. Fink’s taxonomy-in the handout)(Dr. Fink’s taxonomy-in the handout)

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Collaboration Project Professional Development Conference:Collaboration Project Professional Development Conference:
Motivating Students for Better Retention, learning and AchievementMotivating Students for Better Retention, learning and Achievement
November 17-18, 2006 BloomingtonNovember 17-18, 2006 Bloomington
Presentations:Presentations:
Creating Significant Learning Experiences Through Integrated Course DesignCreating Significant Learning Experiences Through Integrated Course Design
Stewart Ross, Director, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning ,Stewart Ross, Director, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning ,
Minnesota State University, MankatoMinnesota State University, Mankato
Building Motivation: Do You Have The Tools?Building Motivation: Do You Have The Tools?
Connie Evenson, Assistant professor, Department of Nursing, U of South DakotaConnie Evenson, Assistant professor, Department of Nursing, U of South Dakota
Michelle Gierach, Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, U of South DakotaMichelle Gierach, Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, U of South Dakota
The Road To Excellence: Creating Positive Learning EnvironmentsThe Road To Excellence: Creating Positive Learning Environments
Heidi Johnson-Anderson, Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, U of SDHeidi Johnson-Anderson, Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, U of SD
Susan Reinhart, Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, U of SDSusan Reinhart, Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, U of SD
Dawn Warren, Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, U of SDDawn Warren, Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, U of SD
Debate This! Critical Thinking and Content and Mastery Part 2Debate This! Critical Thinking and Content and Mastery Part 2
Dean Pape, Assistant Professor of Communication, Ripon CollegeDean Pape, Assistant Professor of Communication, Ripon College