Navigating New Courses for Deeper Learning Through Inquiry and Participatory Learning
1. Navigating New Courses
for Deeper Learning Through
Inquiry and
Participatory Learning
Presented by Buffy J. Hamilton
June 2012 Florida State University
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2. how are we helping students navigate, evaluate,
share, and create in today’s complex world of
information?
3. how do we provide
learning experiences
that provide students
more ownership and
increased
participation in
conversations for
learning?
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4. inquiry
driven
learning
spaces
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5. Fall 2002: Read 8100
Inquiry Based Literacy,
Dr. Bob Fecho, University
of Georgia
Kristin Fontichiaro,
“Nudging Toward
Inquiry” series for School
Library Monthly
Stripling’s Model of
Inquiry
6. values dis-ease--there are many
questions raised without answers
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7. establishes
more than
the teacher
as validator
of knowledge/
work
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8. nurtures a feeling of responsibility to
oneself and to the class
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9. recognizes classroom as a complicated, non-
laboratory place filled with complex, caring
human beings
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10. fights culture of school that wants THE
right answer
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11. exercises patience- doesn't give up too quickly and
realizes community/learning/inquiry doesn't happen
overnight
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12. values transparency and make the class part
of determining what is occurring
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13. the inquiry approach to learning can disrupt
what paulo freire terms the “banking” system
of education
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16. Participatory
Culture and
Learning
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17.
18. Project New Media Literacies: The 5 Characteristics of Participatory Learning
(CPLs)
Source: http://playnml.wikispaces.com/PLAY!+Framework
19. Project New Media Literacies 4 C’s:
Practices of Participation
Create Circulate
Collaborate Connect
Source: http://playnml.wikispaces.com/PLAY!+Framework
20. communities formed around content and
information literacy standards
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21. communities formed around passions,
interests, wonderings, and curiosity
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39. Connecting: Touchstone Text
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40. File Folder Schema Lesson with Sticky Notes
Connecting: Touchstone Text
What We Think
Questions
We Know
What We
Learned/New Misconceptions
Learnings
Sources: Fontichiaro, K., & Green, J. (2010). Jump-Start Inquiry: How Students Begin When They Don't Know. School Library Monthly, 26(5), 22-23 and Varner, E. (n.d.). File Folder
Schema Lessons. Cornerstone Literacy. Retrieved from http://www.cornerstoneliteracy.org/newsletter-archive/file-folder-schema-lessons
41. Thoughts for Nudging Strategies for
Connecting
Connecting
Move from
Move from solo to
individual to
collaborative
collective
knowledge building
knowledge building
How might we use What types of
technology to resources might we
engage student include for building
learning? prior knowledge?
Adapted from http://blog.schoollibrarymedia.com/index.php/2009/12/22/more-nudging-toward-inquiry-topics-need-your-help/
42. 2
wonder
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43. Developing questions
Wonder
Small/whole group
brainstorming
Scale/share constructed
knowledge with larger
“classroom”
44. collective knowledge and curation as we
wonder
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45. Fishbowl/Group
Skype Blogs
Discussions
Wonder
Learning
Wikis Polling Community
Networks
Google Docs
56. Thoughts for Nudging Strategies for
Wondering
Wonder
Move from teacher
Move from solo to
generated questions
collaborative
to student
knowledge building
generated questions
How might we use
Shifts in formats for
technology to
differing learning
engage student
modalities?
learning?
Adapted from http://blog.schoollibrarymedia.com/index.php/2009/12/22/more-nudging-toward-inquiry-topics-need-your-help/
58. Organizing
Search Skills
Investigate
Information
Evaluating Reflection/
Information Metacognition
Information Ethical use of
dashboards information
59. Evernote,
Investigate
Netvibes or EasyBib/
Diigo,
Symbaloo NoodleTools
Delicious
Speed Dating Wikis and Small group
for Articles Blogs mentoring
Large group
discussion
75. Investigate
Research Reflections Roundtable: http://theunquietlibrarian.wordpress.com/2012/04/23/inquiry-formative-assessment-and-student-learning-
communities-research-reflections-roundtable/
76. Thoughts for Nudging Strategies for
Investigating
Investigate
Modeling of Move from solo to
information collaborative
evaluation and knowledge
resource gathering building
How might we use Types of
technology to information
engage student sources for
learning? research
Adapted from http://blog.schoollibrarymedia.com/index.php/2009/12/22/more-nudging-toward-inquiry-topics-need-your-help/
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81. Construct
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82. Graphic
Mindmaps
Organizers
Construct
Small group Fishbowl/
mentoring/ Group
coaching Discussions
Option of Self-
working in assessment/
groups reflection
86. Construct
Research Reflections Roundtable: http://theunquietlibrarian.wordpress.com/2012/04/23/inquiry-formative-assessment-and-student-learning-
communities-research-reflections-roundtable/
87. Thoughts for Nudging Strategies for
Constructing
Construct
Move from solo to
Peer mentoring and
collaborative
teacher mentoring
knowledge building
How might we use Graphic organizers
technology to and similar tools for
engage student helping students
learning? “connect the dots”
Adapted from http://blog.schoollibrarymedia.com/index.php/2009/12/22/more-nudging-toward-inquiry-topics-need-your-help/
88. 5
express
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89. Shared Learning
Express
Authenticity/
Digital Rigor
Creativity
90. “Looking at this across the
disciplines you start to see
how important the
knowledge-creation
activity plays into the
sense of identity. The
overriding theme is that
one does not become a
“scholar” until they have
created something new. In
their eyes, it is the act of
creation that
distinguishing the student
from the scholar.”
Brian Mathews, Assistant University Librarian
90
at UC Santa Barbara
96. a collection of pieces written in a variety of genres
that presents one or more perspectives on a
research question(s)
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116. Thoughts for Nudging Strategies for
Expressing
Move from solo to
Express
Choices for collaborative
learning products knowledge
building
How might we use Changing the
technology to original product
engage student selected by the
learning? teacher
Adapted from http://blog.schoollibrarymedia.com/index.php/2009/12/22/more-nudging-toward-inquiry-topics-need-your-help/
117. 6
reflect
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120. Standards for the 21st Century Learner
in Action
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121. formative
assessment:
the
measurement
of knowledge
and skills during
the process of
learning
Source: Stripling, 2007/2009, pp. 167-68
122. summative
assessment is the
measurement of knowledge
and skills at the end of a
process of learning in
order to
determine
the amount and
quality of learning
Source: Stripling, 2007/2009, pp. 167-68
123. Benefits of Student Self-Assessment
Encourages participatory learning
Reflect
Increases intrinsic motivation
Helps students construct new meanings
Helps cultivate a sense of ownership of
learning and agency over learning
environment
Source: Harada, 2010
137. Thoughts for Nudging Strategies for
Reflecting
Reflect
How to incorporate
more formative Self-Assessments
assessment
How do we
How might we use
encourage and share
technology to share
new questions/lines
student learning?
of inquiry
Adapted from http://blog.schoollibrarymedia.com/index.php/2009/12/22/more-nudging-toward-inquiry-topics-need-your-help/
138. Think
Reflect
Small Group Share
Large Group
Share/Questions
139. Q&A/Share
139
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141. contact information
buffy.hamilton@gmail.com
http://theunquietlibrarian.wordpress.com
http://buffyjhamilton.wordpress.com
Twitter: @buffyjhamilton
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