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Engaging online learners 4

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The next two posts will focus on some of the methods used to engage students for other purposes, for example, reflection on practice, problem solving, creating content and performing learning. Ask them to see if they can spot it, and at the end of the session find out who is paying attention! Unported License.

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What students need

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Although grades matter, more important still is the feedback students receive on their work and performance, and the interventions that teachers can make to support those they see struggling. Schools also need relevant information about how well their students are progressing. This is useful for both a personal as well as a holistic view.

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Watch and learn

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Social learning theory incorporates the idea of behaviour reinforcement from the former, and cognitive processes such as attention, motivation and memory from the latter. If we see something as being novel or different in some way, we are more likely to make it the focus of their attention. These were: 1. Unported License.

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Music, learning and pedagogy

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The conversation turned to music, my songwriting and performances with various bands during the 80s and 90s. It becomes crucial that you pay attention to everyone else around you, and listen to what is being sung and played. 2) Performance is connection. Giving others space within a musical performance is vital.

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Standard deviation

Learning with e's

Photo by Pedro Figueras on Pexels In my last post I wrote about smartphones and other personal devices, and their tendency to distract us by diverting our attention. Distractions in the workplace are common. Now less attention is being paid to the other person than is socially expected. This is a continuation.

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How to Lead the Facebook Generation

Mindflash

There is one item in particular that caught my attention about these young workers: they expect leaders to serve rather than to preside. After all, you are judged as a leader based on how well your team performs. Image used under Creative Commons by Flickr user birgerking. For most leaders, this is counter-intuitive.

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Is it a Classroom or a Prison? Some Common Sense on Measuring Training Effectiveness

Mindflash

Yes, there will always be the student who LOVES classes (and hint, hint — the student who LOVES all classes is typically a lower-performing employee). 3) Undertrained vs. under-performing. Oh, this makes me sound like the big, bad, evil teacher, but it makes me nervous when I start getting too many under-performers requesting help.