Design of Learning Environments

True or False - Learning can be considered an individual or a collective process.

• True

• False

Select all that apply - Learning can be impacted positively or negatively through...

• Learner interest, motivation, and connection to learner goals.

• Grades, parental expectations, and peer performance.

• Signs and symbols embedded in learners' cultural discourse and context.

• Use and misuse of racial and gendered stereotypes.

Select all that apply - Characteristics of a good activity system include...

• Scope for expansive or double-loop learning.

• Has multiple stakeholders.

• Does not account for multiple perspectives.

• Clearly articulated nodes (e.g., tools, norms, objects, subjects, etc.).

Select all that apply - The best learning environments...

• Explains the 'know-how' and the 'know-why' of the discipline.

• Uses scaffolds to increase the load of the working memory.

• Is culturally responsive.

• Activates episodic memory to transfer information to the working memory.

Select all that apply - Characteristics of a high-quality PD will attend to the following...

• Content knowledge.

• Model teaching techniques.

• Ensures passive learning.

• Sustain PD supports over time.