Download - 1 Authentic learning Sunrise project February 7th, 2008 Vught, The Netherlands Cornelis Eisma
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Authentic learning
Sunrise project
February 7th, 2008
Vught, The Netherlands
Cornelis Eisma
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Authentic learning
Chased by the passed, trapped in the present, we are facing the future
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This generation students
We find them superficialWe think they don’t careWe don’t like information overloadWe learn in linear paternsWe wait for instructionsWe think in subject matter sienceWe think of the world in a political wayWe don’t take them seriouslyWe tell and expect them to listenWe are stand aloneWe accept ‘bullshit’Often we don’t understand the world
we are living in
They find themselves interestedThey’re passionate24/7 information and communicationThey‘re highly associative learnersThey search and discoverThey can handle complex questionsThey believe in honesty as a valueThey respect authenticy en genuinityThey communicateThey live, learn and work in communitiesThey don’t accept ‘bullshit’They understand perfectly how things
work in this world
Keesie: the Einstein generation in the Netherlands
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Authentic learning
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We learn
10 % of what we read
20 % of what we hear
30 % of what we see
50 % of what we see and hear
70 % of what we discussed with others
80 % of what we experiences ourselves
95 % of what we explain to others
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Learning how to ride a bike (the passive learning way)
Using teaching techniques,a parent might take a small blackboard and illustrate the process of exchanging the power from the pedals to the drive sprocket.
Also the parent would certainly need to test the child's understanding of the steering mechanism and explain about the sense of equilibrium in the brain.
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Learning how to ride a bike (The active learning way)
In real life a parent will put the child on the bike, with training wheels, and let the child "discover" the power from pedal to wheel concept how to find balance and how to steer.
The learning will take place, quickly and spontaneously.
Soon, the child will demand the removal of the training wheels and the whole process has been spontaneous and fun.
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Engaging students in active learning, let them experience, besides listening to a lecture and taking notes, to help them learn and thoroughly understand what’s going on.
We like students to be involved in real life experiences, we like them to talk about it and to listen to one another, to explain what they have experienced and to look for answers to the problems they experienced.
I’m competent, I can do it and I know why.
Authentic learning
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Controling
Trusting
Freedom to act and learn
Accounting
The teacher seems to be the owner of the learning proces
The student is the owner of his own learning proces and likes to show what he has accomplished
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Authentic learning in Wellantcollege
We look for real life learning experiences for our studentsWe relate theory to the learning context of our studentsLearning needs understanding the subject as a whole
We ask students to learn in communitiesWe try to let students use multiple intelligences
We give students time to reflect to complete their learning tasks
In authentic learning more structure is needed for students to perform, the structure however is different and so is the teachers role.
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