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Holistic goals

Explore effective instructional strategies to improve student affect, intentional learning, self-regulation, and metacognition. Discover activities like learning portfolios, self-reflective essays, and exam wrappers that promote student engagement and lifelong learning.

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Holistic goals

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  1. Holistic goals • Critical thinking and problem-solving skills • Oral and written communication skills • Interpersonal and team skills • Ability and desire for lifelong learning • Personal responsibility • Improve student affect • Help students develop intellectually • Help students become intentional and self-regulated learners In the process of learning these things, students learn more of the specific “stuff” we want them to know and, they retain it longer after our class is over

  2. How do we improve student affect, promote intentional learning, self-regulation, metacognition, etc.? • We can teach the standard ways and hope students figure these things out for themselves • Or, we can design instruction that specifically targets these goals • Because it is clear that instructional strategies affect learning outcomes

  3. Contrast two kinds of instruction

  4. Many roadblocks • We are asking our students to do something new • And to do more for themselves • Duh . . . there will be resistance • So, it is essential that we tell them why • We are asking us to do something new • If we do new things, we cannot do all the old things • There is a significant time commitment • There will be “failures,” confusion, chaos • It is absolutely essential that we share resources • Colleagues and tenure committees may not appreciate our innovations

  5. Ideal: a co-curriculum to help studentsdevelop metacognitive skills and to become self-regulated learners • Specific instruction aimed at this goal • Specific activities aimed at this goal This is what I do, and students say it is very valuable

  6. Almost as good:introduce any of a diverse number of activities into your more “standard” class And, all students say these things are very valuable and they learn a lot from them Many question why they are not done in all their courses • Key is to get students engaged in self-reflection • And for them to realize how important it is • There are many “simple” activities • Learning portfolios • Self-reflective essays • Exam wrappers • Knowledge surveys • Mastery Quizzes • Etc.

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