Tip #735: Prompt Learners to Think
This Tip discusses how to prompt learners to think using successive approximation to find solutions to real problems. “Efforts to develop critical thinking falter in
August 20, 2018
This Tip discusses how to prompt learners to think using successive approximation to find solutions to real problems. “Efforts to develop critical thinking falter in
According to Willie Pietersen in his article, Learning How to Learn, “in an increasingly turbulent world, the crucial life-sustaining competency is learning how to win
This Tip shares the learning principles from the father of modern education, John Amos Comenius, who published them in 1648, “I continue to be interested
This Tip discusses the four levels of the DOK (Depth of Knowledge) framework and how they relate to Bloom’s cognitive taxonomy levels. “For every complex
This Tip describes five glaring mistakes the leaders made in facilitating a seminar that demonstrated how to set learners up to fail. “Success does not
“Today’s ‘best practices’ led to dead ends; the best paths are new and untried.” Peter Thiel “Implementing best practice is copying yesterday; innovation is inventing
This Tip discusses why not use the tools you have because they will make your life easier and save you lots of time. “If you
This tip questions survey findings that constant work is one of the keys to maintaining employee engagement. I recently read about a Forrester Research report
This Tip questions is emotional intelligence always positive and concludes that it can negatively affect success. “There is no separation of mind and emotions. Emotions,
This Tip explores critical thinking: asking vital questions, gathering relevant information, assessing assumptions, etc. “The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it
This Tip lists tips for facilitating a group, which include helping the members feel welcome and doing this with patience and attention. “The facilitator’s job
If we lose objectivity due to our anger, we lose control of ourselves and the situation. There are five steps we can take to transform