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What is Learning Activity

Chapter 17
Evidence-Based Faculty Development Through the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)
An instructional activity designed to encourage learning of content in a course.
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A Case Study in the Application of Transformative Learning Theory: The Redesign of an Online Course in Order to Achieve Deep Learning
Jenna Kammer (University of Central Missouri, USA)
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 19
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-2212-7.ch017
Abstract
Transformative learning can be used as a strategy for measuring teacher effectiveness in online courses. By measuring the transformations that occur within their courses, instructors can understand more about the activities and experiences that are the most impactful for students. In addition, instructors can create opportunities for transformation by designing learning experiences that encourage students to critically self-reflect. This chapter presents an exploratory study that examined instructor and student perceptions of transformation in an online school library graduate program. The data was used to redesign one unit in a course on reference and information services to create opportunities for students to experience transformation with the content.
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Fostering Practical Developers in Computer Science Classrooms: A PBL Approach
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Designing Games to Motivate Student Cohorts through Targeted Game Genre Selection
Exercises and experiences designed by teachers to facilitate learning; learning activities often match a learning style.
Published in Chapter: Designing Games to Motivate Student Cohorts through Targeted Game Genre Selection; From: Handbook of Research on Improving Learning and Motivation through Educational Games: Multidisciplinary Approaches
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