THE 7CS OF LEARNING DESIGN

THE CONSIDER C OF LEARNING DESIGN

THE 7CS OF LEARNING DESIGN FRAMEWORK

• CONCEPTUALIZE• CAPTURE• CREATE• COMMUNICATE• COLLABORATION• CONSIDER• CONSOLIDATE

• CONCERNED WITH THE WAYS IN WHICH LEARNERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REFLECT ON THEIR LEARNING

• DEMONSTRATION OF ACHIEVEMENT OF LEARNING OUTCOMES

• ASSESSMENT MIGHT BE DIAGNOSTIC, FORMATIVE OR SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT

• ASSESSMENT AND FEEDBACK ARE WELL KNOWN TO BE A KEY DRIVER FOR LEARNING

WHEN PEOPLE THINK OF ASSESSMENT

THE REAP PRINCIPLES

• THE REAP PROJECT WAS DEVELOPED PROMOTE MORE EFFECTIVE FEEDBACK AND ASSESSMENT.

• THE PRINCIPLES ARE AS FOLLOWS…

THE REAP PRINCIPLES

• HELP TO CLARIFY WHAT GOOD PERFORMANCE IS (GOALS, CRITERIA AND STANDARDS)

• ENCOURAGE TIME AND EFFORT ON CHALLENGING LEARNING TASKS

THE REAP PRINCIPLES

• DELIVER HIGH-QUALITY FEEDBACK INFORMATION THAT HELPS LEARNERS TO SELF-CORRECT

• PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO ACT ON FEEDBACK (TO CLOSE ANY GAP BETWEEN CURRENT AND DESIRED PERFORMANCE)

THE REAP PRINCIPLES

• ENSURE THAT SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT HAS A POSITIVE IMPACT ON LEARNING

• ENCOURAGE INTERACTION AND DIALOGUE AROUND LEARNING (PEER-PEER AND TEACHER-LEARNER)

THE REAP PRINCIPLES

• FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF SELF-ASSESSMENT AND REFLECTION IN LEARNING

• GIVE CHOICE IN A TOPIC, METHOD, CRITERIA, WEIGHTING OR TIMING OF ASSESSMENTS

THE REAP PRINCIPLES

• INVOLVE LEARNERS IN DECISION MAKING ABOUT ASSESSMENT POLICY AND PRACTICE

• SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEARNING GROUPS AND LEARNING COMMUNITIES

THE REAP PRINCIPLES

• ENCOURAGE POSITIVE MOTIVATIONAL BELIEFS AND SELF-ESTEEM• PROVIDE INFORMATION TO TEACHERS THAT CAN BE USED TO HELP

SHAPE THEIR TEACHING.

REFLECTIVE LEARNING

• REFLECTIVE LEARNING HAS THREE COMPONENTS: LEARNING FROM EXPERIENCE, THOUGHTFUL DELIBERATION, AND SYSTEMATIC, CRITICAL AND CREATIVE THINKING ABOUT ACTION WITH THE INTENTION OF UNDERSTANDING ITS ROOTS AND PROCESSES.

REFLECTIVE LEARNING

GIBBS’ REFLECTIVE LEARNING CYCLE CONSISTS OF SIX STAGES OF REFLECTION:• DESCRIPTION• FEELINGS• EVALUATION• ANALYSIS• CONCLUSION• ACTION PLAN

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EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING

A CORE PRINCIPLE OF KOLB’S WORK IS THAT LEARNERS LEARN THROUGH DISCOVERY AND EXPERIENCE. THE FOUR ASPECTS OF THE LEARNING CYCLE ARE:• CONCRETE EXPERIENCE • REFLECTIVE OBSERVATION • ABSTRACT CONCEPTUALIZATION • ACTIVE EXPERIMENTATION

Stage Activities Teaching activitiesConcrete experience Ice breakers & energisers

Team gamesProblem solvingDiscussionPractical exercises, e.g. making a PresentationDebates 

ReadingsExamplesFieldworkLaboratoriesProblem setsTrigger filmsObservationsSimulations/gamesText reading 

Reflective observation Ask for observationWrite a short report on what took placeGive feedback to other participantsQuiet thinking timeTea & coffee breaksCompleting learning logs or diaries 

Logs Journals Discussion Brainstorming Thought questions Rhetorical questions 

Abstract conceptualization

Present modelsGive theoriesGive facts 

LecturesPapersProjectsAnalogiesModel building 

Active experimentation Give learners time to planUse case studiesUse role playAsk learners to use real problems 

ProjectsFieldworkHomeworkLaboratoryCase studySimulations