Instruction comes alive in their familiar, digital world, and graphics and animation powerfully
convey learning concepts.
Not exact matches
He is editor of a collection of short stories and essays about science written by Puerto Rican scientists and is currently piloting a project engaging K - 12 students in
learning and
conveying, through podcasts of their own, the
concepts taught in the book.
To
convey their deeper
learning of a new
concept, I remember having students include with their written analysis a printed graph, chart or image, and later, I required they add some audio or video element or links from websites.
«Using Virtual Reality Technology to
Convey Abstract Scientific
Concepts,» in
Learning the Sciences of the 21st Century: Research, Design, and Implementing Advanced Technology
Learning Environments (with C. Salzman, B. Loftin, and K. Ash), (2000)
To
convey the notion of progression in understanding it is not enough to state what is to be
learned in terms of topics or
concept words such as «force», «electricity» or «materials».
The
concept of video - based
learning is not new; people tend to
learn better when information is
conveyed visually, and
learning improves with short demonstrations and presentations.
«The entire education system is designed to facilitate lifelong and «lifewide»
learning and the creation of formal, non-formal and informal
learning opportunities for people of all ages... The
concept of lifelong
learning requires a paradigm shift away from the ideas of teaching and training towards those of
learning, from knowledge -
conveying instruction to
learning for personal development and from the acquisition of special skills to broader discovery and the releasing and harnessing of creative potential.
For example, students should use what they are
learning in content courses to «write informative / explanatory texts to examine a topic and
convey ideas,
concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content» (CCSS.ELA - Literacy.
My 10 - year - old 5th grader loves math,
learns a great deal from her teacher's instruction and from the materials the school uses to
convey the 5th grade math
concepts.
An important component of
learning through literature is understanding and acquiring new vocabulary that
conveys new
concepts, sophisticated interrelationships, and shades of meaning.
This has helped a great deal with my communication abilities because I have
learned how to
convey complex
concepts in simple ways.