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getting started
getting started
WELCOME TO THE ONLINE WORKSHOP
WELCOME TO THE ONLINE WORKSHOP
Want to learn ways to help you learn and remember the material from your job training?
The information provided in this workshop is geared to help you understand the science behind the most effective ways people learn so that you can benefit from training experiences helping you to retain the information essential for you to succeed at your job and advance you in your career.
The workshop uses Make it Stick: The Science of Successful Learning (2014) by Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger & Mark A. McDaniel.
COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES
COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After completing this workshop, you will be able to...
- Analyze how learning occurs.
- Evaluate how effective learning strategies can change the brain.
- Recite ineffective learning strategies.
- Differentiate between effective learning strategies.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Hello! I am Judy, your online workshop instructor. For the past nine years, I have been working in the workforce development field. I work with job seekers and employers to design training plans to meet the needs of the local workforce. I have a degree in Economics from Wright State University and working towards a graduate certificate in Instructional Design for Digital Learning 1. I hope you enjoy the workshop.
COURSE MATERIALS
COURSE MATERIALS
Required textbook:
Make it stick: The science of successful learning by Peter C Brown, Henry L. Roediger, and Mark A. McDaniel, Belknap Press, Copyright 2014
Required equipment:
A computer with access to the internet.
Optional reading:
Begley, S. (2007). Train your mind, change your brain: How a new science reveals our extraordinary potential to transform ourselves. New York, NY: Ballantine Books.
Mayer, R. E. (2010). Applying the science of learning. Boston, MA: Pearson.
Pink, D. (2009). Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us. New York, NY: Riverhead Books.
Sousa, D. A. (2011). How the brain learns. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.
COURSE SCHEDULE
COURSE SCHEDULE
There are six weeks of coursework and a summative assessment in this workshop. The first four weeks have learning objectives, summaries of two chapters, YouTube video summaries, and article(s), a connection to the workforce, and suggestions for implementation. At the end of each workshop, a formative assessment is available that tests your retrieval of the new knowledge.
In the fifth week, a PowerPoint presentation reviews strategies learned in the previous weeks to help you learn better and remember longer and offer suggestions on how to implement them in the workforce. In the sixth week, a YouTube video records the PowerPoint presentation seen in Week 5. During the final session, the summative assessment is available to test what you have learned in the workshop.
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT
After completing all the coursework in this workshop, return and complete this assessment. Please enter your name and email address before you start the quiz. Each question is worth 25 points. You must answer at least three questions correctly to pass the quiz. After submitting the quiz, feedback on the correct and incorrect answers will be available for you to review.
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