Saturday, June 09, 2007

6 C’s of Authentic Learning

I ran across this in the Academy of Discovery wiki and wanted to preserve it here:

In response to the question, “How do you create authentic learning?” ---

  • Contextual (Relevant) - All information that is disseminated, and content that is uncovered has a greater context in the past, present, or future lives of the students.
  • Connected (Hyperlinked) - All concepts are linked to others’ ideas, whether they be original source documents, experts in the field, student experts who already have an advanced understanding.
  • Collaborative - Each assignment has the potential for working with others to brainstorm, create, refine, or revise.
  • Change-directed - All knowledge is constantly changing, and so are students understanding and demonstration of knowledge.
  • Conversational - Understanding is created through thoughtful discussion, conversation, and debate.
  • Continuous (Spontaneous) - Students can pursue all of their inspiration for learning. It does not have to wait until they get to the next class or until they get home because they have access to the technology and the freedom of the environment.

How do you specifically apply these “Cs” to create authentic learning? I think this could be useful to keep us on track as we design learning opportunities.

Posted by Randy on 06/09 at 10:14 PM
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