Engaging

Attention

Self Regulation

Agentic Thinking

Delphinium

Onboarding
  • Training for using the environment
Create opportunities for fun and play
  • Quirkiness
  • Curiosity
Display tasksDisplay standards
  • Clearly display what success looks like
Display progress
  • Where you have been, where you are, and where you need to go
  • Emphasize the gap between where you are and completion
  • levels, points, prizes, badges,
Display outcomes of past performance
  • Feedback
  • Celebrate effective actions
    • Time on task
    • Quality work
    • Meeting deadlines
    • Success
Rewards as informational feedback, not behavioral control

Designer

Onboarding
  • Provide onboarding tasks that ease students into understanding the rules of the class
Fun and PlayGenerate curiosity through questions and explorationProvide variety in activities and presentation styles
Provide a clear structure for the class
  • Syllabus
  • Course calendar
  • Clear process for submitting assignments
  • Limit ambiguity
  • Clear indication of what "counts" and what does not
  • Clearly define what success looks like
  • Structure learning experiences so that they guide the student towards mastery
  • Path, pace, period, points, Grading style, Organization, Release schedule, total points, group weights, points in gradebook
Clearly show progress
  • Where you have been, where you are, and where you need to go
Give people opportunity to consider information more deeply and act according to itSalient information
  • Provide feedback on how to improve future performance
  • Provide opportunities for introspection and articulation
Situated cognition
  • Provide opportunities to interact with content in situ through experiential learning, simulation, role plays, etc.

Mentor

Demonstrate an infectious passion for your contentBe an appealing and credible role model



Student


Assessing
  • Perceive task
  • Evaluate task
  • Evaluate self
Performing
  • Identify Standards
  • Set Goals
  • Plan
  • Act
    • Time on task
    • Quality work
    • Meet deadlines
    • Thoughtful consideration
Evaluating
  • Monitor self
  • Evaluate performance
  • Evaluate reactions
Adapt