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Presentation by:L. Dee Fink
International Consultant in Higher Education
“Innovative Pedagogy & Course Redesign IX”
Fairfield UniversityJune 3-5, 2009
The Joy and Responsibility of Teaching Well
AAC&U: Liberal Education
ESSENTIAL LEARNING OUTCOMES:
I. Knowledge of Human Cultures and the Natural and Physical
World
II. Intellectual and Practical Skills
III. Individual and Social Responsibilities
IV. Integrative Learning
• Synthesis and advanced accomplishment across general and specialized studies
• Capacity to adapt knowledge, skills, and responsibilities to new settings & questions
Taxonomy of Significant Learning
CaringDeveloping new…
Feelings Interests Values
Learning HOW to Learn Becoming a better student Inquiring about a subject Self-directing learners
Human DimensionsLearning about:
Oneself Others
INTEGRATIONConnecting:
Ideas Learning Experiences Realms of life
Foundational KnowledgeUnderstanding and remembering:
Information Ideas
Application Skills Thinking: Critical,
Creative, & Practical Managing projects
Promoting Better Teaching & Learning
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“INTEGRATIVE LEARNING”:
What Might We Mean By
This?Building connections, relationships…
A.Among IDEAS
B.Among EXPERIENCES AT COLLEGE
C.Within ME AND MY LIFE
EXPERIENCES
Promoting Better Teaching & Learning
6
“INTEGRATIVE LEARNING”:
What Might We Mean By
This?A.Among IDEAS
B. Among EXPERIENCES AT COLLEGE
C. Within ME AND MY LIFE EXPERIENCES
I. Among IDEAS
• Inter-Disciplinary Learning
• Multiple Perspectives on Specific Issues
II. Among EXPERIENCES AT COLLEGE
III. Within ME AND MY LIFE EXPERIENCES
Integrative Learning:
BUILDING
CONNECTIONS…
I. Among IDEAS
• Inter-Disciplinary Learning
• Multiple Perspectives on Specific Issues
II. Among EXPERIENCES AT COLLEGE
III. Within ME AND MY LIFE EXPERIENCES
Integrative Learning:
BUILDING
CONNECTIONS…
Integrative Learning
Issue or
Question
Perspective “X”
Perspective “Y”
Perspective “Z”
Multiple Perspectives on an Issue or Question:
I. Among IDEAS
II. Among EXPERIENCES AT COLLEGE
• Among Courses
• Between Courses and Co-Curricular Experiences
III. Within ME AND MY LIFE EXPERIENCES
Integrative Learning:
BUILDING
CONNECTIONS…
Integrative Learning
Courses within their Major
A
Other Courses at the University
B
Co-Curricular Activities
C
I. Among IDEAS
II. Among EXPERIENCES AT COLLEGE
III. Within ME AND MY LIFE EXPERIENCES
• Old and New Learning
• My Current Learning and My Personal, Social, Civic, and Professional Lives
Integrative Learning:
BUILDING
CONNECTIONS…
Integrative Learning
Individual
Social
Civic
Professional
Current Learnin
g
Past:
Present:
Future:
Student’s Lives:
??
?
?
Integrative Learning
Individual
Social
Civic
Professional
Current Learnin
g
Past:
Present:
Future:
Student’s Lives:
??
?
?
Integrative Learning
Courses within their Major
Other Courses at the University
Co-Curricular Activities
Other Life Experiences
A
B
C
D
I. Among IDEAS
• Inter-Disciplinary Learning
• Multiple Perspectives on Specific Issues
II. Among EXPERIENCES AT COLLEGE
• Among Courses
• Between Courses and Co-Curricular Experiences
III. Within ME AND MY LIFE EXPERIENCES
• Old and New Learning; Old and New Selves
• My Current Learning and My Individual, Social, Civic, and Professional Lives
Integrative Learning:
BUILDING
CONNECTIONS…
Integrative Learning
III. Integrative Learning:How Might We Get there?
Universal Principle:
• ALL students must have multiple
opportunities to…
• make connections (i.e., to
integrate),
• reflect,
• dialogue, and
• get feedback.
Integrative Learning
III. Integrative Learning:How Might We Get there?
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STUDENT Learning
Experiences
FACULTY
Integrative Learning
III. Integrative Learning:How Might We Get there?
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STUDENT Learning Experienc
es
FACULTY
Integrative Learning
I. Student Learning Experiences• Wider range of content and
experiences in individual courses
• Build connections and relationships throughout all courses & experiences
• Dialogue with others about connections
• Frequent opportunities to reflect
• Key Tool: Learning Portfolios
St1 St2
Own Learning/Development
Meta-Learner:?
Own Knowing/Beliefs
Own Thinking
Own Performance
Own Caring/Values
Teacher/Coach
•
One Who Takes Charge of their…
Integrative Learning
One Who Takes Charge of their…
Own Learning/Development
Meta-Learner:?
Own Knowing/Beliefs
Own Thinking
Own Performance
Own Caring/Values
St1 St2
Teacher/Coach
• •
Integrative Learning
Students’ Epistemological Beliefs
Beliefs about: KNOWLEDGE
1.Content of Knowledge
K = Discrete bits of Information K=Integrated concepts
2. Certainty of Knowledge
K=certain & unambiguous K=tentative & subject to
change
•Source of Knowledge
K = comes from an external authority K = constructed by oneself
Beliefs about: LEARNING
•Ability to Improve as a Learner
L = Ability to learn is innate & fixed L = Can be improved
5. Speed and Ease of Learning
L = Quickly, or don’t get it at all L = You have to keep
working at it
Integrative Learning
NOTE: The statement about the epistemological beliefs of students in the preceding slide came from the following source:
Source: C. Boden, An Exploratory Study Of The Relationship Between Epistemological Beliefs And Self-Directed Learning Readiness. Doctoral dissertation, Kansas State University, 2005.
Based on: Schommer, M. (1990). The effects of beliefs about the nature of knowledge on comprehension. Journal of Educational Psychology, 82, 498-504.
Integrative Learning
I. Student Learning Experiences• Wider range of content and
experiences in individual courses
• Build connections and relationships throughout the course
• Dialogue with others about connections
• Frequent opportunities to reflect
• Key Tool: Learning Portfolios
Integrative Learning
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Re-Shaping STUDENT Culture:I. Establish Expectations
• Campus publicity
• New and different kind of orientation to college
II. Provide Support
III. Assess and Reward
Course-Based and Year-to-year Learning Portfolios
Integrative Learning
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Learning Portfolios: KEY QUESTIONS
1. WHAT did you learn?
2. HOW did you learn?
• What helped and didn’t help you learn?
• What does this tell you about: YOURSELF AS A LEARNER? About the NATURE OF LEARNING?
3. SIGNIFICANCE FOR YOU, of what you learned?
4. Plan for FUTURE LEARNING:
• WHAT ELSE do you want or plan to learn?
• HOW will you learn that?
Integrative Learning
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Students Build a Learning Portfolio
Curriculum (formal coursework)
Co-Curriculum (student affairs)
LEARNING PORTFOLIOS:
Helping Students Take Charge of Their Own Learning
Student’s Time in College
Integrative Learning
III. Integrative Learning:How Might We Get there?
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STUDENT Learning
Experiences
FACULTY
Integrative Learning
II. ORGANIZATION Needs to…
• Set “Integrative Learning” as an Institution-Wide Learning Goal (IW-LG)
• Map that kind of learning into the curriculum
• Provide for both: Faculty Development Student Development
XXX INTEGRATION YYY ZZZ
• 1st year?
• 2nd year?
• 3rd year?
• 4th year?
• Service Learning
• Study Abroad
• Undergraduate Research
• Living/Learning Communities
• Etc.
Institution-Wide Learning
Goals:
Courses:
Special Learning
Opportunities:
MAPPING IW-LG’s INTO THE CURRICULUM
Integrative Learning
II. ORGANIZATION Needs to…
• Set “Integrative Learning” as an Institution-Wide Learning Goal (IW-LG)
• Map that kind of learning into the curriculum
• Provide for both: Faculty Development Student Development
Integrative Learning
III. Integrative Learning:How Might We Get there?
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STUDENT Learning
Experiences
FACULTY
Integrative Learning
III. FACULTY Need to Learn…
• About Integrative Learning
• How to design specific kinds of learning into their COURSES
Learn pedagogical tools for promoting specific kinds of learning
• How to construct CURRICULA focused on specific kinds of learning
Integrative Learning
III. Integrative Learning:How Might We Get there?
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STUDENT Learning
Experiences
FACULTY
Integrative Learning
INTEGRATIVE LEARNING:
I.What Might We Mean By This?
• Learning in which students build connections…
Among IDEAS
Among LEARNING EXPERIENCES IN COLLEGE
Within THEMSELVES AND DIFFERENT PARTS OF THEIR LIVES
II.How Might We Get There?
• STUDENTS: Become Aware of Themselves as Learners and take responsibility for their own learning
• ORGANIZATION: Set “Integration” as an IW-LG and map it into the curriculum
• FACULTY: Learn about Integrative Learning, Designing Courses, and Designing Curricula