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Mine Önal

It's Not Magic! Research on Developing Expertise | Canadian Education Association (CEA) - 1 views

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    Research on how deliberate practice combined with innate abilities lead to expertise.
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    In the Ericson's article (The Making of an expert) it is said that real experts must perform superior that others. So, I've heard about the movie named as "Man on Wire" which is about a juggler walking and performing on a wire lying between the Twin Towers of New York. This is definitely a superior performance as a juggler. As you aforementioned, to develop such an expertise, Petit (the character in the movie) was practicing deliberately, he did not focus on what he does as usual, but he paid attention what he could not do and set an amazing goal and to accomplish this goal he took a risk of being sent to the prison. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEU7lrtehDs
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    Elanur, Actually, I was trying to find the movie that you mentioned about high-wire actor (Petit). Then I realized that you have already written here. What made me so impressed about him that he worked on that about 6 years. I have read somewhere "experts view mistakes as opportunities to learn", however, this man had no chance to do mistake. the story of the guy in this link http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2015/09/30/the_real_story_behind_philippe_petits_highwire_act_in_the_walk.php
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    Yes Yasin I totally agree with you about the mistake part but this man dedicated his life to perform on the wire between Twin Towers so I thought that someone who dedicates oneself to perform in a particular area develops expertise in that area eventually and we can call him an expert in being a juggler even he put his life in danger. By the way this is an extreme example of being an expert. I just try to make connections between dedication and developing an expertise through this example.
Hatice Çilsalar

20 hours for learning - 7 views

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    The tedtalk related to how to learn things especially practical things is very enjoyful. In this video it is emphasized that everyone can learn whatever they want in twenty hours. But there are some requirements for this type of learning that are: deconstruct your skill, learn enough to self-correct or self-edit, remove practise barries, and prastice at least 20 hours. the only barrier to have any skill is only emotional.
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    This is an absolutely amazing and inspiring video. After watching video, I strongly believed that barriers we have to overcome have emotional bases instead intellectual ones. Maybe if I follow 4 steps properly and focus on ı can even play guitar. In fact, it seems to me devotion and removing practise barriers are the keys to success and manageable, then why not give a try.
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    I liked the song in the video very much and the graphics showing the relationship between the time and skill or how we are good and the practice. However, I am not sure that 20 hour is applicable to everything to be learned. In the four steps, we can relate self-correction part to self-coaching as mentioned in the readings.
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    The four steps mentioned in the video have really good implications for the learners. Self correction and removing the barriers are especially important to learn anything new. However,I agree with Burcu, 20 hours of practice is not enough to acquire some kind of skills. Can anybody learn a foreign language in 20 hours? Kaufman reminded the fact that early stage of skill improvement is very fast but being an expert takes long time and effort. It is a very common phenomenon we come across in language classes. After students become intermediate or upper intermediate, they have difficulties to improve in English to be advanced learners. Expertise requires patience, motivation and continuous hard work. Students need to be patient and practice more but under the stress of proficiency exam they feel hopeless. Maybe, teachers should inform them about the stages of skill acquisition so that learners will know that what they experience is just a part of the skill acquisition process.
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    2o hours to learn something sounds interesting. But, I don't think 20 hours would be enough to learn some practical things. Learning English can be a good example of that. Despite the many ads claiming to teach English in a short time, I have not come across any method to teach English in a short time.
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    It was really fun to watch.What drew my attention was the quote `The major barrier to skill acquisition isn`t intellectual...it`s emotional yet the quote reminded me of another quoate :)from the readings of this week `the journey to truly superior performance is neither for the faint of heart nor for the impatient.`Although both shares the view that once should be open, courageous,eager to learn, they differ in the sense that genuine expertise comes with struggle, sacrifice and there aren`t shortcuts as in learning how to play the guitar with `four chords`.Instead, one has to invest time wisely for a bit of a period of time to apply it as an expert.Take for example,art lessons.One cannot learn and paint in 20hrs if he/she is not very talented.
Hatice Çilsalar

two courses of expertise - 0 views

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    When I was searching about the expertise this article was referred in several pice of papers. So I have reached this one. In this article aouthars mentioned about spontaneous expertise. I think it is a good work to read and understand relationship between expertise and learning development.
E.Yasin Çiftçi

Two key figures in the field of the Learning Sciences: Brigid Barron and James W. Pelle... - 4 views

Dr. Barron is a developmental psychologist at Stanford University. She mainly studies processes of collaborative learning. She is well-known for her 5-year-study documenting adolescents' learning e...

started by E.Yasin Çiftçi on 13 Oct 14 no follow-up yet
sibeldogan

Engaging students through activities and expertise - 2 views

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    In the video, students are learning and getting expertise concepts by engaging different activities. Through activities students make some research about the topic and teachers help them to get deeper knowledge about topic by asking questions. In the activities, the source of knowledge not only teachers but also students themselves. I mean, students also learn from each other. Moreover, teachers' role is guiding and helping students when they stuck on something.
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    My conclusions from this video are: for students to develop expertise, teachers should scaffold them. Teachers should question the students and make them articulate their ideas. Moreover teachers should teach students as teams formed from expert teachers.
Burcu Korkusuz

Professor Slava Kalyuga - 0 views

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    Dr Kalyuga is a Professor at the School of Education, the University of New South Wales, where he has worked since 1995. His research interests are in cognitive processes in learning, cognitive load theory, and evidence-based instructional design principles. His specific contributions include detailed experimental studies of the role of learner prior knowledge in learning (expertise reversal effect); the redundancy effect in multimedia learning; the development of rapid online diagnostic assessment methods; and studies of the effectiveness of different adaptive procedures for tailoring instruction to levels of learner expertise
ibrahim tanrikulu

What are your motivations of doing masters or PhD? - 3 views

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    I think that sharing our motivations of pursuing masters or PhD would be interesting. The attached video is a fun video of getting a Phd in humanities.
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    I will start first :) The best motivation why I want to hold a Phd is I like learning. So, I think that the more I learn, the more I will teach others.
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    but mine sounds same as yours :) learning more and more in the fields I enjoy and meeting different people and discovering their repertoire and stories are my main motivations.
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    I agree, one must be really really really motivated take such a daunting task. This is hard work, a journey with ups and downs, yet always rewarding during and at the end of the process. My main motivation for doing a PhD was discovering my own "self" and simply "the world". The more I try to uncover some unknowns about the world the more I give meaning to my existence.
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    When I had my undergrduate degree I was planning to work all my life long but I realized that spending a year without learning in an academic environment was a disaster. I come from another city and travel on buses just to learn and make my life, job and environment understandable and meaningful. I am doing this as I can inspire, inform, help teachers and my students with what I gain through PhD as it helps me broaden my vision.
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    I think we all, Phd sts, are crazy people :-)) We have such intrinsic motivation that we can spend hours and hours on reading, writing, searching etc. People around me are always asking me how I can handle all these stuff and I sometimes ask myself the same question...And the only answer I come up with is that we all have the feeling of hunger for knowledge and nothing feeds it.
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    I agree with Şermin that we are really crazy though I am not in PhD level. People around me keep saying that "Are you mad? Why are you doing this?" It depends according to situations but I believe that (as you do) this is a voluntary work. We want to learn something, explore different disciplines and so on. It is a bit a part of self-actualization, I think.
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    While I was working at a primary school, one of my students asked me:" Öğretmenim, neden hala okuyorsunuz? Tatile falan gitseniz daha iyi bence:)" I had two day off for graduate courses, that's why he thought I would go on a holiday:) (Or maybe I looked tired:) People who do not know me very well question my motivation for being a Phd student. But, those who know me well think that I should engage in academic studies. Interestingly, whenever I feel demotivated, they try to motivate me:) I love searching, learning new things and sharing them with people around me. Şermin is right: it is the hunger for knowledge and it is the most effective motive for graduate students:)
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    My motive for doing Master is to feel competent in my expertise field .But the main thing underlying is like everybody else is to learn and look for the best.I have always wondered `What is the best practice in teaching?` `How can I improve my skills both personally and professionally? Quest for the answers are keeping me motivated.
Hatice Çilsalar

Why we stop learning-Paradox of Expertise - 0 views

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    This is a good writing which explains the paradox and gives specific examples on his issue.
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    This explains many things :) "The moral of the spotlight effect is that we think everyone is paying attention to everything we do, consumed with our tiny missteps and bad hair days, but they aren't. Why? Because they are busy thinking about you paying attention to their tiny missteps and bad hair days. The bad news is that people are pretty self-absorbed thinking others are paying attention to them. The good news is that people aren't paying that much attention to you, so don't worry so much about what others will think if you do x, y, or z."
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    "EXPERT" is a very powerful word. It gives many responsibilities to the people who are considered "experts" in their fields. As the writer says, "It is hard to let others know that you don't know everything they think you know." What professional and social pressure on people! I don't know how to get rid of such feelings but I think people should be aware of the fact that being a leader and at the same time an expert necessiates at least 20,000 hours of deliberate practice :-))
anonymous

Studying Dinosaur Learning on an Island of Expertise - 3 views

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    This is an example of learning on an Island of Expertise. For example: A child is interested in dinosaur. The parents maybe make some activities which build an island of expertise. Activities could be a visit in a museum or a movie about the topic.
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    Similar projects can be done at schools about the animals or things around us (like visiting a dog barn or visiting a factory). Such visits may help students get motivated about the world around them.
Özlem Tantu

Problems in Developing Teacher Expertise. - 1 views

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    The first problem is defined by Dan Lortie in The Apprenticeship of Observations (1975) as being acquainted with the task of teaching.The professor on the video emphasizes that in the countries where immagrants are most successful, teachers spend 50% of their work planning lessons, observing other classes and negotiating about the lessons. She also touches the problem of 'Toxic Environment' of schools for teachers where they gossip about their students and colleagues. She gives a successful school example in which professional development is a part of school culture. Can you list additional problems for teacher expertise faced in schools?
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    Although sharing ideas and instances about the classroom hours and students can be accepted as components of adult learning for teachers, gossiping about them can be a real barrier to develop on those areas. In my teaching experience, we prohibited the conversations about the negative issues happened in the school.
Burcu Korkusuz

The Cambridge Handbook of Expertise and Expert Performance - 1 views

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    Here is the book review of the book. We were going to bring it to the class but it has been borrowed from the library :(( You can check it if you want to learn more about expertise and deliberate practice.
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    While googling the handbook I came across 25 quotes from the book. Here is the link: http://solutionfocusedchange.blogspot.com/2011/07/25-quotes-about-expertise-and-expert.html
Burcu Korkusuz

Professor Remy Rikers - 0 views

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    He is a scholar and researcher from the Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam (Europe) in the field of expertise development and deliberate practise.
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    http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10648-012-9195-x#page-1 This is the article "Educational Implications of Expertise Reversal Effects in Learning and Performance of Complex Cognitive and Sensorimotor Skills" by Slava Kalyuga, Remy Rikers and Fred Paas (we omitted it from the readings but you can read additionally)
Rukiye Ayan

The First 20 Hours...How to learn anything... FAST! - 6 views

When searching about expertise and learning I came up with this guy named "Josh Kaufman" who is the author of the #1 international bestseller "The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business and The F...

started by Rukiye Ayan on 20 Oct 14 no follow-up yet
ibrahim tanrikulu

A bird expert, Şevket the Albenian (Arnavut Şevket) - 1 views

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    One important thing that we should remember is the non-academic experts. I think there are many important things that we will learn from non-academic experts. When I watch Arnavut Şevket, I always think that he is one of the best experts about birds of singing. a) The full documentary http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-M5JVR1JlM b) full, Arnavut Şevket http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFGdmRgJIgg
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    I had seen this one before, very enjoyable one. As you drew attention, non-academic experts can serve as different sources in our learning process of expertise.
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    İbrahim, Iam a bit lost about what the man saying? I think different sayings have different meaning. Am I right?
Murat Kol

Expert passport officers better at detecting fraud using face recognition technology --... - 2 views

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    Another interesting study about expertise similar to the video related to chess players " https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWuJqCwfjjc&feature=player_embedded ". Should we use and extend the experts points of view while producing new technological tools for learning?
vahidetekeakay

The AIM system (Adaptive Instructional Materials) a Project by Learning Sciences Instit... - 3 views

The AIM system (Adaptive Instructional Materials) is an indexed and annotated database of electronic resources that incorporates state-of-the-art examples of the core principles of How People Learn...

learning Science LearningScience

started by vahidetekeakay on 18 Oct 15 no follow-up yet
Evrim Baran

Sports, Complexity, and the Ten-Thousand-Hour Rule : The New Yorker - 3 views

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    We will read more about expertise. Some readings will be from Ericsson.
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    :) Does this mean that we will be experts about learning after about 417 days? (10000/24)
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    That could be a little bit irrelavant but as I am also a big fan of the importance of pratice while reading the article lines from the film, Pride and Prejudice came to my mind and it made me laugh. It could sound a bit meaningless if you haven't watched the film, but I will try to explain. Lady Catherine, the aunt of Mr.Darcy (main guy) tries to insult Elizabeth (main girl) by saying that "no excellence in music is to be acquired, without constant practice" when she could not play the piano well. Elizabeth took her revenge from Mr.Darcy when he said to her "he did not have the talent of conversing easily with people he had never met before" and Elizabeth replies that "Perhaps you should take your aunt's advice and practice?" :) As the article implies no one should never underestimate the power of practice. Even you can realize that you are doing better at something at your second or third time. Imagine that you are doing the same thing ten thousand time?
nehirkv

The Role of Deliberate Practice in Becoming an Expert Coach: Part 1 - Defining Coaching... - 4 views

This article about how can be expert coach with deliberate practice. This article consists of 3 part. This is just part 1 which about defining coaching expertise.

LearningScience expertise coach Learning

started by nehirkv on 15 Oct 16 no follow-up yet
nehirkv

Situated Cognitive - 0 views

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    This video is about how an expert can lead the novice through learning process
canannn

Introducing Paul Harris - 1 views

Paul Harris is a professor of education in Harvard Graduate School of Education. His expertise in mainly on child development, cognitive development and emotional development. The way children lea...

started by canannn on 22 Oct 13 no follow-up yet
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