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Listed below are the motivational principles addressed by TEC-VARIETY.
Tone/Climate: Psych Safety, Comfort, Belonging
Encouragement: Feedback, Responsive, Supports
Curiosity: Fun, Fantasy, Control
Variety: Novelty, Intrigue, Unknowns
Autonomy: Choice, Flexibility, Opportunities
Relevance: Meaningful, Authentic, Interesting
Interactive: Collaborative, Team-Based, Community
Engagement: Effort, Involvement, Excitement
Tension: Challenge, Dissonance, Controversy
Yields: Goal Driven, Products, Success, Ownership
I should point out that the TEC-VARIETY framework represents more than two decades of my research, teaching, and general exploration into Web-based learning environments. It is my hope that the model can enhance the quality of online learning while elevating learner motivation to new heights. |
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Listed below are the motivational principles addressed by TEC-VARIETY.
Tone/Climate: Psych Safety, Comfort, Belonging
Encouragement: Feedback, Responsive, Supports
Curiosity: Fun, Fantasy, Control
Variety: Novelty, Intrigue, Unknowns
Autonomy: Choice, Flexibility, Opportunities
Relevance: Meaningful, Authentic, Interesting
Interactive: Collaborative, Team-Based, Community
Engagement: Effort, Involvement, Excitement
Tension: Challenge, Dissonance, Controversy
Yields: Goal Driven, Products, Success, Ownership
I should point out that the TEC-VARIETY framework represents more than two decades of my research, teaching, and general exploration into Web-based learning environments. It is my hope that the model can enhance the quality of online learning while elevating learner motivation to new heights. |
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Some think of the R2D2 model as a knoledge acquisition and use cycle as well as problem-sovling wheel:
Reading (Verbal & Auditory learners are addressed) ==> Reflecting (Reflective & observational learners are addressed) ==> Displaying (Visual learners are addressed ==> Doing (Hands-On Learners are addressed) |
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| What activities can be provided for verbal and auditory learners? |
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| Activities that highlight reading, listening, online reading, virtual explorations, listening to online lecturers, podcasts, and web-streamed lectures |
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| What activities can be provided for reflective and observational learners? |
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| What highlights observational side of learning: electronic portfolios, blogging, online practice tests, reflective writing |
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| What activities can be provided for visual learners? |
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| What highlights visual form of learning: virtual tours, videos, timelines, animations, concept maps, flowcharts |
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| What activities can encourage hands-on experimentation with the learned content? |
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| Learners operationalize the content by solving and real-time cases, completing problems in a simulation or positing a report or video summary |
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| According to Kolb (1884) effective learning involves what phases? |
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| 4 phases: getting in concrete experiences; reflective listening and observations; creating an idea with an abstract conceptualization; and making decisions through active experimentaitions |
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| Bernice McCarty developed the 4MAT system. How many types of learners does this consider? |
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| innovative (prefer personal meetings), analytic (acquire facts to understand concepts and processes), common sense (want to know how things work), and dynamic (like self directed discovery) |
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| Fleming and Mills (1992) identified 4 types of learners and learning styles. |
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Visual learners; auditory learners; reading and writing learners;
Kinesthetic, tactile, or exploratory (aka the VaRK))learning style in which learning takes place by the students carrying out physical activities, rather than listening to a lecture or watching demonstrations (e.g. PPT, diagrams, ) |
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