How do we create a course that will educate and engage a diverse group of learners? No matter the content or subject, the age or aptitude of the learner, the tools used, or the setting in which learning takes place, knowing how to create a learning environment allows you to infinitely change the variables of … Continue reading Synthesis of Creating Significant Learning Environments
Goal Oriented Course Planning
This Unit 1 World Geography Guide was created by combining Fink’s 3 Column Table (Fink, 2013) and Collins’ Big Hairy Audacious Goal (BHAG) (Collins, 1994). These two components create a map or guide which the educator follows to lead to students to overall learning goals for a course. The BHAG is the overall goal … Continue reading Goal Oriented Course Planning
An Argument for Creating Significant Learning Environments
Educators looking to improve their craft should start by examining the learning environment they provide to their pupils. In Dr. Tony Bates on Building Effective Learning Environments he defines a learning environment as ‘The total context in which students are working’ (Bates, 2015). Effective teachers will consider a multitude of dynamics before creating an appropriate … Continue reading An Argument for Creating Significant Learning Environments
