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"Top 10 Posts of 2012: Deep, Meaningful and Creative Learning"

"1. Playing scary and violent video games help children master their fears in real life." 2. Video games can lessen disruptive behaviors and enhance positive development in ADHD children 3. Practical work in science provides children little or no learning at all 4. Chess makes kids smart 5. Gardening improves children's desire to learn and boosts their confidence 6. Playing with blocks increases neuron count in children 7. Teaching kids at a very early age is counterproductive to their learning 8. Music and movement augment children's language capabilities during the preschool years 9. Green spaces or natural backyards elevate children's learning through discovery 10. Drama and comedy in the classroom encourage children to listen and participate 11. Children who construct their own video games experience increased cognitive and social growth 12. Interest areas in the classroom promote a child's autonomy and choice making 13. Economically disadvantaged children reap long-term benefits from preschool 14. Learning, for children with ASD, is affected by classroom acoustics, artificial lighting, and windows 15. Engaging children in planning and reflection enhance their predictive and analytic capabilities

There are digital tools that can help achieve the goal of educational transfer, writes Kristen Swanson, an education consultant. Educational transfer occurs when students are able to use what they've learned in the classroom in new, real-life situations, she writes in this blog post. She also offers three goals for the new year, including the use of less text when designing and consuming multimedia

"This educational consultant advises teachers to keep brain science in mind when figuring out how to help their students learn."

" Tough...is a leading advocate of "slow education", the opposite of pushy parenting, when children are allowed to develop their own self-motivation rather than perpetually being forced to meet the goals and achievements of their parents."

Mario Raich's explorations advocates paradagim of learn / understand / apply. Should Reflection also be included?

1. Asking questions. 2. Solving problems. 3. Tackling projects. 4. Finding passion. 5. Independence. 6. Being happy on their own. 7. Compassion. 8. Tolerance. 9. Dealing with change."

There are many ways of providing useful feedback to students in association with their assessments and assignments. However, new ways of providing feedback that can be more relevant and timely have emerged using technology. The research article reviewed this week explores a range of possibilities for providing student feedback on assignments and assessments in ways, such as audio and adaptive feedback, that can be more efficient for course leaders and also improve student learning.

Learning principles * Interest-powered. * Peer-supported. * Academically oriented. Design principles * Shared purpose. * Production-centered. * Openly networked.

Connected Learning Principles