Welcome to EDIM 501 Live! : Welcome to EDIM 501 Live! We’ll begin at
7:00 pm Eastern Time
Tuesday, Nov. 10
~~ Mr. Hahn ~~ Audio Tips:
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Open chat before and after class. On-topic during class.
Agenda : Agenda Review & VoiceThread
Language & Emotion
Metaphor, Motivation, Mindsight
Course Paper
What Should You Be Learning… : What Should You Be Learning… … about Cognition and Technology?
Background: How the Brain works
Insight: Brain strength/weakness
Cognition: How we think & learn
Pedagogy: Best practices
Technology: Applications
Big Ideas: : Big Ideas: Importance of learning in global context:
3 R’s: Rigor, Relevance, Relationships
Whole Brain: using Built-In abilities
Designed by imperfect evolution:
What does the brain do well, and not well?
Every brain different; No Average
Emotion required for thinking & learning
Subconscious processes most powerful
We are social learners
We Studied Perception : We Studied Perception Vision: we construct more like an artist than a photographer
Every Image is an act of creation .. So is every memory
We Studied Language : We Studied Language Acquiring oral language is natural
Written language is not natural
8 mo: sounds learned
We Lose What We Don’t Use : We Lose What We Don’t Use Born with all neurons
Adult-like after 1 year
By age 3: 1000 trillion connections (2 x adult)
Neurons & synapses not used are pruned
We Studied Emotion : We Studied Emotion Emotion focuses the brain’s perception & learning engine
Without emotion, there’s little meaningful learning Emotion is universal.
Language is not.
Questions? : Questions?
Metaphor : Metaphor Linking two non-obvious ideaswith a meaningful relationship
Ignore “simile/metaphor” distinction
Creativity also links non-obvious ideas with meaningful relationships.
Motivation : Motivation Intrinsic/Extrinsic
If brain not motivated … ?
Motivation is the neglected heart of instruction ~John Keller
Extrinsic motivation can undermine intrinsic motivation
—Alfie Kohn, Deci & Ryan
Mindsight : Mindsight What is it?
Again, we’re brilliant?
What autistics can’t do!
Autistics need formal instruction to interpret mindsight
The “Autistic Spectrum”
Questions? : Questions?
Course Project : Course Project Select a “sense” (from Pink) or topic from course. Submit title by Friday.
Part 1: Relate cognitive science or neuroscience
Part 2: Apply to pedagogy and educational technology
Course Project - 2 : Course Project - 2 Discussions: prepared you to think about teaching/learning from a brain perspective.
Review Unit 7, Topics C & D
Topic C: What our brains do well… and what they don’t do very well
Topic D: Examples of how technology may support cognition-based learning
Course Project - 3 : Course Project - 3 Directions in syllabus and in Assignment Directions in Moodle
Three-page maximum each part.
Images, screenshots, references, title page extra.
Cite course references as well as your own references
Course Project Style : Course Project Style APA style
Double-spaced, 12-pt Times New Roman
Academic writing style (evidence-based, objective, concise)
Include your own synthesis & experience Written with Master’s Level Proficiency!
Sample Topics (more in directions) : Sample Topics (more in directions) Developing Design Skills through 3D Constructive Solid Modeling With Google SketchUp.
Producing Team-Based Multimedia YouTube Videos Incorporating Curriculum Content To Help Next Year’s Students.
Course Project Evaluation : Course Project Evaluation Demonstrates:understanding of course content
Engages Big Ideas from Pink & course
Narrative builds to explain & connect:
Neuroscience/cognition ? Pedagogy
Pedagogy ? Technology (how it’s used)
Questions? : Questions?
Parting Thought : Parting Thought We learn naturally by
examples
stories
analogies
Use where you can in discussions.