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Six qualities for success in learning
Kris Baldwin, Technology & Innovation in Education
You want to invent new ideas, not new rules.
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Unexpected
Surprise—gets attention Interest—keeps attention
Avoid gimmickry; create a GAP Gaps between what we know and what we
want to know create curiosity. K-W-L Charts Open the gap by creating a mental itch.
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Concrete
Remember the capital of Kansas Remember the first line of “Hey Jude” Remember the Mona Lisa Remember the house where you spent most of
your childhood Remember the definition of “truth” Remember the definition of “watermelon”
Talk to a neighbor about how it felt to remember these different things.
Author’s Note: If the phrase “Hey Jude” drew a blank, please exchange this book for a Beatles album. You’ll be happier. Page 109
Concrete
Write down as many things that are white in color as you can think of.
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Concrete
Write down as many things that are white in color as you can think of.
Write down as many white things in your refrigerator as you can think of.
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Concrete
Write down as many things that are white in color as you can think of.
Write down as many white things in your refrigerator as you can think of.
Most people can list as many white things in their fridge, as they can list white things in general, despite the fact that our fridges do not normally encompass a large part of the universe.
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Remember…
Simple is hard. Unexpected takes effort and
creativity. Concrete is fairly easy, and
incredibly effective.
The villain for Concrete is easily overcome. It’s forgetfulness. We forget to be concrete and tend to slip back into abstract-speak.
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