Presentation given to Berkeley Library staff at the Instructor Development Program's Active Learning Lightning Talks in April 2009, video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccM5PZJGbkQ. Debunks the "learning pyramid" and suggests that instructional strategies should be made more "active" by considering the experience level of the audience and the strengths of the instructor.

1. deconstructing
the learning
p y r a m i d
by char
booth

2. what is
active learning?

3. the learning pyramid.

4. learning d o i n g

5. j o h n d e w e y .

6. behaviorism.

7. c o g n i t i v i s m .

8. constructivism.

9. m e m o r y

10. the learning pyramid.

11. the learning pyramid.
“Thanks for your inquiry of NTL Institute. We are happy to respond to your inquiry about The Learning
Yes, we believe it to be accurate - but no, we no longer have - nor can
Pyramid.
we find - the original research that supports the numbers. We get many inquiries every
many, many people have searched for the original research
month about this - and
and have come up empty handed. -http://homepages.gold.ac.uk/polovina/learnpyramid/about.htm

12. the learning pyramid.

13. the engagement continuum.

14. Passive learning is an oxymoron;
there is no such thing.
-K. Patricia Cross

15. i.e.,
building
a continuum
of learning
for active engagement.

16. c h a r b o o t h
e-learning librarian
cbooth@library.berkeley.edu