The following are the links to articles, blog post, YouTube videos, TED Talks and books that were used or referenced in the PIDP 3100 Foundations of Adult Education course:
Passive Voice
What’s Passive Voice? Consider this extreme example of passive voice:
It has been observed in a frequency all too significant that students upon submission of their written assignments have been inclined to have chosen a manner of composition that is too often far from one that is direct enough to be understood as conveying meaning in a fashion that is most expedient.
Same idea in Active voice:
Students too often submit assignments where they don’t directly write what they mean.
OR
Students too often turn in work where they don’t directly say what they mean to say.
Use the following sites to help you prevent passive voice:
How to Use Zombies to Kill Passive Voice
7 Examples of Passive Voice (And How To Fix Them)
Examples of Active and Passive Voice
APA Formatting
Purdue OWL APA Style guide
APA Style – Official APA Style Guide site
Presentations
The Head Won’t Go Where the Heart Hasn’t Been
How to Share a Compelling Idea
FREE Multimedia Version of Resonate
7 secrets of the greatest speakers in history
Want to Change the World – Tell a Good Story
Power of Story
Why Your Brain Loves Good Storytelling
Connecting the Dots vs Collecting the Dots
The post Experts connect dots not just collect dots summaries the ideas in the video
Fixed VS Growth Mindset
The power of believing that you can improve | Carol Dweck
The Power of belief — mindset and success | Eduardo Briceno | TEDxManhattanBeach
You will find a very useful Fixed vs Growth Mindset graphic and a short comparison of how the Fixed Vs Growth Mindset is equivalent to the Print Vs Digital Information Age on the blog post Fixed Vs Growth Mindset = Print Vs Digital Information Age
Carol Dweck’s book Mindset: The New Psychology of Success is definitely worth the read.
Cognitive Science Ideas to Consider
Are we in control of our decisions? | Dan Ariely
What Is Metacognition And Why Should I Care?
The Science of Thinking
Video Review for Thinking Fast And Slow by Daniel Kahneman
Daniel Kahneman’s book Thinking Fast and Slow is definitely worth the read or listen.
Brain Tricks – This Is How Your Brain Works – Thinking Fast & Slow
Peter Doolittle: How your “working memory” makes sense of the world
Your Brain is You: Learning and Memory (Part 5 of 6)
Daniel Goleman Introduces Emotional Intelligence | Big Think
Blooms Taxonomy Interactive Model
http://www.celt.iastate.edu/teaching-resources/effective-practice/revised-blooms-taxonomy
Trends Links
- 2019 Horizon Report
- 2018 Horizon Report
- 2017 – 2012 Horizon Reports – view from https://www.nmc.org/nmc-horizon/ Select the report type appropriate to your interests or organization.
- Meeker’s 2019 Internet Trends Report
- Meeker’s 2018 Internet Trends Report
- Meeker’s 2017 Internet Trends Report
- Meeker’s 2016 Internet Trends Report
- Meeker’s 2015 Internet Trends Report
- Meeker’s 2014 Internet Trends Report
- The ECAR Students and Technology Research Study
- The ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology 2017 & 2017 Student and Faculty Technology Research Studies Please note that this is the main ECAR 2017 Studies archive where you will find the Undergraduate Students and Information Technology studies, Faculty studies, Infographic and much more.
- 2016 Students and Technology Research Study
- The ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2015
- The ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2014
- The ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2013
- The ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2012
Not Suited For School But Suited for Learning
You will find this video, learning philosophy and links to many of my presentations, and my favorite blog posts on my blog About page.
The Red Pencil & Why Teacher Code of Silence
In the post The key to improving student achievement I point to the Educational thought leader of the 20th Century Theodore Sizer who laments the fact that education hasn’t changed from his days as a youth in the 1930s when he was assessed by his teacher who used a red pencil to check off his grammar skills. Sizer also explains why teachers enter into a code of silence where they agree to not comment on what their colleagues do in their classroom as long as their colleagues agree to not comment on what they are doing.
The Head Won’t Go Where the Heart Hasn’t Been
Benjamin Bloom argued that we need to address all the domains and find a balance. We often overemphasize the cognitive domain, relegate the psychomotor to the trades or other overtly physical disciplines and limit the affective domain to ethical or values issues. This limitation will severely limit the change that is necessary for learning. The blog post The Head Won’t Go Where the Heart Hasn’t Been post includes a more detailed explanation of the importance of the affective domain and has links to the Behavioral Science (BS) Guys video How to Change People Who Don’t Want to Change and also a related TED Talk Why TED Talks don’t change people’s behaviors.
Organizational Change
Change can also be difficult because sometimes people like things the way that they are. The post People how like this stuff…like this stuff explores the 4 steps that you need to follow to be successful with organizational change. These 4 steps have become part of the Masters Course EDLD 5304: Leading Organizational Change.
Change in Focus
If you really want to improve your practices and pedagogies, then you need to get clear on your primary focus because your focus will determine where you will go. The use of authentic learning opportunities can help you and your organization stay focused on helping your learners to realize their full potential and grow into future leaders who will help improve our world.
Because the century-old challenge of content delivery has been solved by mobile technology we can move forward to use authentic learning opportunities that provide the context for learning.
Mistakes are for learning
It’s a Mistake Not to Use Mistakes as Part of the Learning Process blog post refers to Brian Goldman’s TED Talk:
Doctors make mistakes. Can we talk about that?
Intrinsic VS Extrinsic Motivation
RSA Animate – Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us
Daniel Pink’s book Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
is worth the read.
Don’t Let Learning Styles Limit Your Learning
Learning Styles Don’t Exist
People Don’t Buy What You Do They Buy Why You Do It
Start with why – how great leaders inspire action | Simon Sinek | TEDxPugetSound
Simon Sinek’s book Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
is worth the read.
Parenting and Child Development
Learning is closely realted to parenting and I strongly recommend Gary Neufeild’s book Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers
The BEST TED talks to take in:
Sir Ken Robinson: Do schools kill creativity?
Sir Ken Robinson: Bring on the learning revolution!
The blog post Want to Change the World – Tell a Good Story offers links to the top TED Talks of all time.
