When learning is not reinforced it can be quickly lost! When you teach a subject you are giving students access to the subject's language.
Question 1: How do you reinforce the language of what you are teaching?
Some ideas suggested by the author include:
1. Closing to review information. This is the principle of recovery, people remember what comes at the end of a presentation.
2. Create a checklist of what you covered, ask students to mark what was clear and what they would like further clarification on. When the learners complete the checklist the learners share their results with a partner. The partner's help each other clarify the learning and also help each other learn.
3. Bridge forward: This concept helps learners take ideas into the future, by asking them how they can use this information in their work, daily life, ect.
4. You reinforce learning throughout your design when you engage learners in auditory, visual and kinesthetic ways. Information received throughout each modality is stored in a different part of the brain.
For me the reinforcement comes through with a connection of the subject to my own interests/experiences/life. Some interaction with my environment that brings value to the learning.
ReplyDeleteI think that is so true, especially in the adult learner. If you can connect the relevance of the subject to their needs, more learning takes place. I think her concept of bridging forward relates to what you are saying,
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