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Design for
Learning
Why? What? How?
When? Where?
Why?
“To teach is to
engage students in
learning.”
Christensen, C.R., Garvin, D.A., and Sweet, A., Education for Judgment:
The Artistry of Discussion Leadership, Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard
Business School, 1991
resourceful, engaged
workers and citizens
Learning ‘about’ things does not enable
students to acquire the abilities and
understanding they will need for the
twenty-first century.
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active and cooperative learning
cooperative and problem-based learning
learning communities
service learning
inquiry and problem-based learning
team projects
Russ Edgerton, 2001
SU examples
And this…
Ed Jacobs: Chemistry
Jigsaw
Liezl Nieuwoudt: Economics
Peer Instruction
Marietjie Lutz: Chemistry
Just in Time Teaching
Michael Schmeisser: Horticulture
Group Projects
What?
Topic
Facilitator
Design large classes for learning
Karin Cattell
Design assessment for learning
Cecilia Jacobs
Design tutorials for learning
Sonja Strydom
Design group work for learning
JP Bosman
Design curricula for learning
Brenda Leibowitz
Design for diversity in learning
Gert Young
Getting students to take responsibility for
their own learning
Hanelie Adendorff
How?
Teach us about one of these
topics … interactively
 Research
one of these topics
(individually)
 Design
an interactive activity
(as a group)
 Present
the activity
(as a group, to 6 other groups)
When?
Group
meets
Ground
rules
Tasks
Today
right after this
When?
subtopic 1
Thursday
10:30 – 12:30
subtopic 2
Group
meets
Ground
rules
Tasks
subtopic 3
Present
individual
research
Group decides
on plan
X5
subtopic 4
Today
right after this
subtopic 5
Thursday
14:30 – 16:30
Group creates
activity
Tomorrow
14:00 -17:00
Friday
7:30 – 11:00
Group
facilitates
interactive
session on
their topic
When?
subtopic 1
Thursday
10:30 – 12:30
subtopic 2
Group
meets
Ground
rules
Tasks
subtopic 3
Present
individual
research
Group decides
on plan
X5
subtopic 4
Today
right after this
subtopic 5
Thursday
14:30 – 16:30
Group creates
activity
Tomorrow
14:00 -17:00
Friday
7:30 – 11:00
Group
facilitates
interactive
session on
their topic
When?
subtopic 1
Thursday
10:30 – 12:30
subtopic 2
Group
meets
Ground
rules
Tasks
subtopic 3
Present
individual
research
Group decides
on plan
X5
subtopic 4
Today
right after this
subtopic 5
Thursday
14:30 – 16:30
Group creates
activity
Tomorrow
14:00 -17:00
Friday
7:30 – 11:00
Group
facilitates
interactive
session on
their topic
When?
subtopic 1
Thursday
10:30 – 12:30
subtopic 2
Group
meets
Ground
rules
Tasks
subtopic 3
Present
individual
research
Group decides
on plan
X5
subtopic 4
Today
right after this
subtopic 5
Thursday
14:30 – 16:30
Group creates
activity
Tomorrow
14:00 -17:00
Friday
7:30 – 11:00
Group
facilitates
interactive
session on
their topic
When?
subtopic 1
Thursday
10:30 – 12:30
subtopic 2
Group
meets
Ground
rules
Tasks
subtopic 3
Present
individual
research
Group decides
on plan
X5
subtopic 4
Today
right after this
subtopic 5
Thursday
14:30 – 16:30
Group creates
activity
Tomorrow
14:00 -17:00
Friday
7:30 – 11:00
Group
facilitates
interactive
session on
their topic
Where?
Topic
Facilitator
Venue
Design large classes for learning
Karin
Boland front
Design assessment for learning
Cecilia
Boland back
Design tutorials for learning
Sonja
Boland middle
Design group work for learning
JP
Boland foyer
Design curricula for learning
Brenda
Badsberg
Design for diversity in learning
Gert
Hanepoot
Getting students to take
responsibility for their own
learning
Hanelie
Barlinka
Where 2?
Group
Work
Foyer
Large
Classes
Diversity
Assessment
Hanepoot
Responsibility
Curricula
Tutorials
Badsberg
Boland
Barlinka