“Deep and fundamental, I sometimes miss that these days. I feel challenged by the fast paced world to take the ‘quick & dirty’ approach. Do you?”
Ger’s Learning Notes #04
Deep and fundamental
I was confused. And with me around 70 other learning professionals. Dr. Will Talheimer offered us close to 20 scenarios during his presentation in London. He asked us to choose the most effective learning approach for every scenario.
I failed.
I mean I failed to choose the best ones more often than I like to admit. And so did my professional peers. So what did we learn? Clear clues of what works best in learning are available but you have to dive deep to gather the relevant clues and apply them in your work.
I often feel pressured by the fast paced world to take the ‘quick & dirty’ approach. But the session made me realise that ‘going deep’ is essential and I’ve made it part of my routine. That’s why this episode of my learning notes is dedicated to ‘deep’ and ‘fundamental’. Do you succeed in finding the time to ‘dive deep’ once in a while? I think you should.
Now I can hear you think: hey Ger, how about ‘deep and fundamental’ when it’s about your learning notes? Good question! I’m ready for that. Have a look at the four learning notes. Read my summary for every note, pick the one that interests you most and…. go deep.
(1) A Quest for Deep
by Neil Von Heupt (Divergent Learning Blog)
What’s it about?
Neil starts with some punch lines: ‘I miss deep. I know it’s still out there, somewhere, but it’s been harder and harder to pursue and find.’
Why read it?
- He gives some great suggestions to ‘find deep’ – how about: ‘ take time…..’
- I very much like his ‘creative broad approach’ to find deep
- In a world that speeds up it seems so hard to slow down once in a while – and we need that for ‘deep’
- It inspires you to create time to find deep
Where to find it?
https://divergentlearning.wordpress.com/2017/03/01/a-quest-for-deep/
(2) Seminal Papers in Educational Psychology
by Paul A. Kirschner – (Read & Keep!)
What’s it about?
Kirschners observation is that young academics often don’t “know the masters”. (I want to add that the same goes for practitioners). To solve this he crowdsourced seminal articles within his community of educational researchers and created an alphabetic (long!) list.
Why read it?
- Review the list quickly to get an overview of what is in there because it is a lot!
- You will find an abstract and a link to the original paper
- Use the list to create your ‘moments of professional depth’ on a regular basis
- Be sure to keep this list in a safe place – it will be a valuable resource for many years
Where to find it?
https://3starlearningexperiences.wordpress.com/2017/02/28/seminal-papers-in-educational-psychology/
(3) How to Organise for Deep Learning Online
Video by Joitske Hulsebosch and Joke van Alten
What’s it about?
Joitske and Joke asked 5 thought leaders what is needed for deep learning online. They present their thoughts in 4.22 minutes
Why watch it?
- The question seems to have this interesting paradox in it: ‘deep’ and ‘online’
- In the answers you will find some interesting overlap as well as different perspectives
- When you ask a good question to 5 thought leaders the answers might give you a ‘deep dive’ in only 4.22 minutes. So this is very much ‘the medium is the message’
Where to find it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaThPW0uIvI
(Embedded in blog post: http://www.joitskehulsebosch.nl/2017/02/08/hoe-organiseer-je-diep-leren-online/)
(4) What’s the secret of a successful learning technology implementation?
by Don Taylor
What’s it about?
Don Taylor asked himself: ‘What matters most in implementing a learning technology?’
Why read it?
- Don took a ‘deep dive’ of a year of research to find the answers to his questions for his new book
- This post gives one answer: process (and that is not enough)
- The post explains 4 deepening elements to make it a successful process
- Follow up posts on each of the 4 elements will become available (and of course the book!)
Where to find it?
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/four-essentials-successful-learning-technology-donald-h-taylor
