This video is on Elizabeth Berkley’s T/S 7: Teach things worth learning. I chose this topic because the idea of getting away from memorizing information and working towards understanding speaks to me. When I read the quote about learning how to find information, it naturally made me think of code class. The video was fun to make because I was able to dig up some of the random photos I’ve taken over the years.
This video is on Barkley’s SET 33: Jigsaw. I decided to choose an engagement technique that other students haven’t done during my tenure in the course. Although the standard Jigsaw doesn’t exactly fit my classroom, a variation as outlined by Barkley does fit well. I outlined an example of this variation being implemented in the…
PIDP 3250 – Assignment 1: Reflection 2 Objective For this assignment, I’ve chosen to reflect on the power of association in information retention and recollection. In describing association, Barkley’s Student Engagement Techniques (2010) states “Learning two items together so that the two are bonded or associated also affects transfer, and when one of the items…
PIDP 3250 – Assignment 1: Reflection 1 Objective For my first reflective writing assignment, I’ve chosen to reflect on the Goals Model of motivational theory. Barkley’s Student Engagement Techniques (2010) describes this model as a proactive course of student behaviour in which “students are motivated, for example, by performance goals (preserving self-perception or public reputation…