Surface knowledge, deep knowledge, transfer knowledge. These are common terms, among both students and adults in my school, as we look at 1) what our students are learning, 2) how they know they're learning it, and 3) what they do when the get stuck. I've enjoyed reading works by Brenda Dervin, Bobbe Baggio, and Ruth Clark - separately. I did have to reread many parts of Dervin's and Clark's writing to make sense, even at a surface level, of what they were saying. Baggio's book was much more intuitive for me. My challenge came when I misunderstood the directions for this week's assignment - I thought I had to synthesize more information than was truly needed. Upon review of the instructions, I was relieved to see that my notes helped fill the requirements. Alas, I'm experiencing a version of what I ask my students to do on a daily basis. I ask them to write notes to help them make sense of material from different sources, share their information with others, and ultimately create some sort of product (artwork, presentation, etc.) to show their deeper (and hopefully transferable) knowledge. I could go on and on about what connections I've made between these three reading selections, but I'm sure there will be plenty of opportunities to reflect and learn more throughout our Sensemaking and Design class. For now, I'm just happy to see comparisons between this drawing of the "Learning Pit" that my students and I use to explain their learning - and Dervin's Sense-Making Metaphor.
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Ryan Strole
2/17/2020 10:04:49 am
"My challenge came when I misunderstood the directions for this week's assignment - I thought I had to synthesize more information than was truly needed."
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Megan Burton
2/17/2020 09:17:24 pm
It is nice that there are some comparisons between what we're studying and the Rigorous Project Based Learning work that many of us within the district are doing with Michael McDowell. There is so much to comprehend within different models, but I believe that it will come to make more and more sense over time.
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Jeremy Smith
2/17/2020 10:12:50 am
Hi Megan,
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Megan Burton
2/17/2020 09:19:10 pm
I'm glad my notes are helpful in understanding the articles. I've also learned through your blog posts. Yes, the power of community is strong!
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