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Here’s the “Deep Dive” fraudcast version of the post below. Fully funding education: investing in Canada’s future Imagine a Canada where every child begins their day well-fed, in a small class led by a fully-supported teacher – and where every youth can pursue higher education without crushing debt. This vision of a fully funded…
A while ago, I wrote about a generative learning framework proposed by Logan Fiorella in Making Sense of Generative Learning. Logan’s framework focuses on how learners actively construct knowledge by integrating new information with what they already know. Remember schema theory? That’s the cognitive framework where our brains organize knowledge into networks called schemas,…
I just stumbled upon Making Sense of Generative Learning by Fiorella, L. Making Sense of Generative Learning. Educ Psychol Rev 35, 50 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-023-09769-7. It’s free to read and published under a Creative Commons license. The article explores how people learn through doing (generative learning activities – GLAs). The author suggests three key ways that…
In a recent post on LinkedIn Will Thalheimer asked: How often does YOUR ORG use ONE or more LEARNER SURVEY questions related to DEI [Diversity, Equity, Inclusion]? And Arnold Horshack took up residence in my head until I was able to post a quick reply. https://youtu.be/ju-lptJweTc I do that, I said. Now I feel like…
Identifying group values are a critical part of any activity that requires collaboration. Values are the foundation. They hold up and support everything else. I’ve facilitated individual and group values sessions hundreds of times and always find the process and outcomes rewarding. Here’s an example of how to facilitate a group values finding session for…
Isaac Cruikshank [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Have you even been in one of those meetings where you are discussing the same problem that has been discussed every few months for the past year? You know the feeling. You look at the agenda and you think Oh, for crying out loud. Is this still an…