World Cafe: What Is an Ideal Learning Environment?
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Transcript of World Cafe: What Is an Ideal Learning Environment?
UBC’s World Cafe
What is an ideal learning environment?
facilitators
Jan Johnson: Manager, Facilitation and Process Design
Cindy Underhill: Learning Resource Design Strategist
Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT)
what we’re aiming for...
A documented collection of your ideas about the ideal learning
environment: What is it? What do we need in order to support it?
how we’ll get there..
Discussion
Sticky notes for ideas
Grouping ideas according to themes/patterns
Collective observations
definitions for clarity...
Learning environments refer to the context in which we learn and teach. This includes place, people, resources.
Typically include four components:
an enabling context (physical or online space to bring people together)
resources (library, internet, people)
a set of tools (tools to help learners process information, manipulate data, and discuss)
scaffolds (problem solving supports)
Hannafin, Land, & Oliver, 1999. from: http://www.edtech.vt.edu/edtech/id/models/environs.html
definitions for clarity
Learning experiences are those events and activities from which we learn and can identify, to a certain extent, what we have learned. They are personal and often shared.
Teaching experiences are those events and activities which involve teaching to a group or individual and where we can identify, to a certain extent, what was taught. They are personal and sometimes shared.
start where you are...
as a learner
start where you are...
as a teacher
Discussion 1
Talk about:
Describe a really good teaching/learning experience you’ve had recently. What made it good? Why?
Do:
brainstorm ideas on flip chart paper
Choose a few key ideas and write on sticky notes
Add to wall
change group – one “messenger” stays behind.
Discussion 2
Talk about:
What are the necessary ingredients to support great teaching/learning experiences?
Do:
brainstorm ideas on flip chart paper
Choose a few key ideas and write on sticky notes
Add to wall
observations
What patterns do you notice?
Are you surprised by anything you see?
Is there anything missing?
Something you would like to move or highlight?
thank you!
Outcomes assembled on UBCWiki:
http://wiki.ubc.ca/Documentation:World_Cafe