The Language of The Language of Teaching Well with Teaching Well with Learning Objects Learning Objects Carla Meskill and Natasha Carla Meskill and Natasha Anthony Anthony Educational Theory and Educational Theory and Practice Practice State University of New York State University of New York at Albany at Albany
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The Language of The Language of Teaching Well with Teaching Well with Learning ObjectsLearning Objects
Carla Meskill and Natasha AnthonyCarla Meskill and Natasha Anthony
Educational Theory and PracticeEducational Theory and Practice
State University of New York at State University of New York at AlbanyAlbany
Information is a shockingly limited Information is a shockingly limited form of knowledge.form of knowledge.
Andrea diSessa, Andrea diSessa, Changing MindsChanging Minds, 2000, 2000
Education happens in Education happens in
conversations where the conversations where the combined mental resources of combined mental resources of teacher and learner are focused teacher and learner are focused on developing the learner’s on developing the learner’s understanding.understanding.
Neil Mercer, Neil Mercer, Words and MindWords and Mind. 2000:169. 2000:169
Assumptions:Assumptions: Teaching and learning is about mastering disciplinary Teaching and learning is about mastering disciplinary
discourse and becoming a literate member of that community.discourse and becoming a literate member of that community.
It is It is notnot about students repeating back easily grasped about students repeating back easily grasped
absolutes.absolutes.
It It isis about learners grappling with messy and ambiguous about learners grappling with messy and ambiguous
realities and learning to critically and articulately make sense realities and learning to critically and articulately make sense
from a variety of perspectives. from a variety of perspectives.
To do so, students master the To do so, students master the disciplinary discoursedisciplinary discourse as their as their
primary tool.primary tool.
AssumptionsAssumptionsAs experts, masters of our As experts, masters of our disciplinary discourse, we initiate disciplinary discourse, we initiate learners into disciplinary ways of learners into disciplinary ways of knowing and communicating.knowing and communicating.
Draw student attention to target Draw student attention to target terms and concepts terms and concepts
Guide and mentor students’ mastery Guide and mentor students’ mastery of this language. of this language.
Language and Learning Language and Learning ObjectsObjects
How can the attributes of How can the attributes of learning objects be linked to learning objects be linked to the linguistic, be the linguistic, be incorporated into incorporated into instructional conversations, instructional conversations, to affect learning?to affect learning?
Instructional Discourse vs Natural Instructional Discourse vs Natural DiscourseDiscourse
Thinking and speaking that isThinking and speaking that is
joined in a dialectic wayjoined in a dialectic waydynamic, generative, process-orienteddynamic, generative, process-orientedcumulative with the goal of shared, cumulative with the goal of shared,
WITH LEARNING OBJECTS AS ANCHORSWITH LEARNING OBJECTS AS ANCHORS
Learning ObjectsLearning Objects
Until very recently – in most of Until very recently – in most of our lifetimes - learning object our lifetimes - learning object referential talk consisted of referential talk consisted of things like “on page 66 of your things like “on page 66 of your textbook” and pointing to textbook” and pointing to overhead slides.overhead slides.
Learning ObjectsLearning Objects
Designed to be Designed to be
under student controlunder student controlopen to explorationopen to exploration
not for static referring like work not for static referring like work sheets, pages of texts, and sheets, pages of texts, and overheads. overheads.
Learning ObjectsLearning Objects
PublicPublic
AnarchicAnarchic
MalleableMalleable
UnstableUnstable
Provide Anchored ReferentsProvide Anchored Referents
Learning ObjectsLearning Objects
Make wonderful anchors for Make wonderful anchors for rich instructional rich instructional conversations. conversations.
Learning ObjectsLearning Objects
eighth note
nucleus
Panama Canal
prothorax
hydrogen
Learning ObjectsLearning Objects
Learning objects are composed of Learning objects are composed of elements to which we can make elements to which we can make reference as part of productive, reference as part of productive, generative instructional conversations.generative instructional conversations.
Draw attention to.Draw attention to.
Incorporate term/concept in Incorporate term/concept in productive conversation.productive conversation.
Some possible sites for visual Some possible sites for visual demodemo
Russian verbs of motion animationRussian verbs of motion animation
Linguistic ToolsLinguistic ToolsReferring/AnchoringReferring/AnchoringHyperlinkingHyperlinkingModelingModelingSaturationSaturationCorrallingCorrallingEncouraging Synthetic ResponsesEncouraging Synthetic Responses Implicit FeedbackImplicit Feedback
Linguistic ToolsLinguistic Tools
Referring/AnchoringReferring/Anchoring
HyperlinkingHyperlinking
ModelingModeling
SaturationSaturation
CorrallingCorralling
Instructional Conversation Instructional Conversation Strategies with Learning ObjectsStrategies with Learning Objects
Psychometric studies of learner Psychometric studies of learner satisfaction underscore the satisfaction underscore the importance of instructor importance of instructor engagement, caring, and engagement, caring, and promoting a sense of learning promoting a sense of learning community as essential to community as essential to successful learning – ICSs can successful learning – ICSs can help accomplish thesehelp accomplish these
Instructional Conversation Instructional Conversation Strategies with Learning ObjectsStrategies with Learning Objects
Anchors for cross-disciplinary Anchors for cross-disciplinary
dialog about teaching and dialog about teaching and
learninglearning
Instructional Conversation Instructional Conversation Strategies with Learning ObjectsStrategies with Learning Objects
Conceptual aspect of Conceptual aspect of
teaching with learning teaching with learning
objects that you can throw objects that you can throw
into the pot as you make into the pot as you make
informed ID decisionsinformed ID decisions
Instructional Conversation Instructional Conversation Strategies with Learning ObjectsStrategies with Learning Objects
‘‘Metapedagogical Metapedagogical
awareness’awareness’
Instructional Conversation Instructional Conversation Strategies with Learning ObjectsStrategies with Learning Objects
ID folks can assist faculty in ID folks can assist faculty in ICS-approachICS-approach
Instructional Conversation Instructional Conversation Strategies with Learning ObjectsStrategies with Learning Objects