P250General Educational Psychology

educational psychology{ed psych}{learning sciences}

“the study of how humans learn in educational settings, the effectiveness of educational interventions, the psychology of teaching, and the social psychology of schools as organizations.”

--wikipedia

educational psychology“the study of how humans learn in educational settings, the

effectiveness of educational interventions, the psychology of teaching, and the social psychology of schools as organizations.”

big questions: How do people learn? Where, why, and when do people learn? What motivates people to learn? What role does creativity play in learning? When learning is hard, why do some people persist when others

give up?

focus on learning ecologies

the college experience (including but not limited to coursework) semiformal learning environments (museums, libraries, art galleries,

etc.) online social networks (facebook, wikipedia, etc.) video games

key themes learning theory: how do people learn?higher order thinking & metacognition: How do

people know what they know (& use knowledge effectively)?

creativity: what leads to divergent thinking?motivation: what makes people persist despite

obstacles?

edPsych & technology{new media}{networked technologies}{social media}

Big question: How does technology change how people learn?

edPsych & HOMAGO (hanging out, messing around, & geeking out) hanging out

“ongoing, lightweight social contact” ex: shopping, listening to music, reading /

looking at photos messing around

experimentation / play ex: tooling around online, making videos

geeking out “intense commitment or engagement” ex: writing fan fiction, designing websites

self introduction Make a list of 2-3 things you think you “geek out” about (or have an

“intense commitment or engagement” with)

Introductions—say: Your name Your hometown & major One thing you geek out about that you think makes you unique in

this class If anybody else also geeks out about that thing, you have to pick

something new

edPsych & HOMAGOwhat kinds of learning is possible through each

genre of participation? (and why?)

big idea #1: social learning learning that:

happens collaboratively, through interactions between individuals (& culture);

has social effects (changes a community or culture); and changes the individuals engaged in the learning activity.

Although social learning has always been around, new technologies make social learning more possible, more powerful, and more accessible to more people.

“stump the expert”What similarities & differences were there between our lists?

Why?How was the list generating process different for the large

group vs. the one expert?What do you think was learned?

about this classrequired readings

HOMAGO research articles wikipedia additional online readings

lectures detail / elaborate key ideas immersive learning experiences

game play editing wikipedia visiting the Wonderlab

technology requirementsyou need a computer or laptop if you don’t own a computer or laptop, you will need to use

IU’s computer labsYou may bring your laptop to class You may use other technologies when relevant & useful

assignments

require immersion + reflection encourage creativity

encourage multimodality

Choose 3:

HOMAGO personal profile Semiformal learning environment profile creative production + creativity fair game play+ game fair

for next timeBe sure to buy the book!Read “Minds on Fire” (available in Oncourse)Read the syllabus & bring questions