ED107 - Creating an Accelerated Learning Environment
Retention is an issue, and what happens in the classroom is a critical factor influencing a student's decision to stay or go. The classroom environment may be hurting your students' view of the quality of your programs. In this course, you will learn tips and techniques to deal with environmental influences such as your role as the instructor, the classroom, the interactive activities, the support materials, and the sequence of instruction as well as other subtle influences. You will learn to view the environment from the student's perspective to increase your teaching effectiveness and student retention.
Course Reviews
Course Rating
"I thoroughly enjoyed the challenge you really opened my eyes and that is what this is about."
"This was one of the more challenging courses I've taken thus far!"
"I really enjoyed the course, it got me thinking of new ways to stimulate my students and connect with all of them."
"I absolutely loved this course and will use a lot of the ideas and info in my classroom. Absolutely brilliant."
"I found the content very relevant to conditions I face in my classroom with adult learners. Next class I will use music at the start of class. In speech organization and outlining sessions I will use the backward method to present the information. This is the section where students usually doze off. "
"I really enjoyed this course. It stimulated my learning and gave me many ideas on ways to improve my teaching. This is a great course! I am very glad I took it."
"This was the best course I have taking so far as it was full of great ideas and made complete sense and I can not wait to start bringing them into my class."
"I thoroughly enjoyed this course. I would recommend it to any instructor wanting to increase learning in their classroom."
"I found the information very helpful and innovative. I will be taking it into the classroom and using it to enhance my instructional abilities as a faciliator of learning."
"This course is vital for those instructors that are looking for ways to teach "outside the box"."
"I found the course very informative. I learned several techniques that I want to use in my classroom and importantly, I learned several things that I am doing that are not the best methods. "
"I love, love, loved this course! I am a huge fan of mnemonics and enjoyed learning so much more about knowledge retention and unique ways to improve upon that. Thank you for providing such an exciting course jam packed with user friendly ideas that can be implemented immediately."
"This course was very helpful to me. It provided me with information that has already helped me to improve as an educator."
"I thoroughly enjoyed this course as it is very relative to the instruction we provide at our institution. Much of the material presented is applicable to what I do in simulation. One technique I plan on using is beginning with the end or outcome in mind. For example, in a course where we practice code blues I will begin with showing a clip of a perfectly run code blue (visual). Hands on (kinesthetic) instruction of CPR will follow on a mannequin. I will provide a written guide in colored paper and to evaluate their learning, I will create a crossword puzzle with clues on the related material or a written student guide with fill in blanks, to evaluate learning.
This course provided much of the knowledge I needed as to the why and how's of active learning strategies. Thank you. "
"I enjoyed this course. The content is excellent for teaching and parenting. All of the information presented can help in the professional workplace, teaching adult learners and teaching teenage students."
"This course is a great tool in designing a classroom, understanding how students will best learn for the instructor better planning."
"Agree with course content and useful for how I can teach better! "
"What I liked about this course is that every section was directly applicable and relevant to my teaching style at a community college. This course gave me insights into how to improve engagement in my classroom setting. I learned that I lecture WAY too much."
Course Structure
Course Format
- Can Start Anytime
- Self-paced (within course enrollment timeframe)
- 4 Hours of Activities
Completion Requirements
- Study Course Content
- Pass ALL Required Quizzes
Certificate of Completion
- 4 Hours of Continuing Education
- Available for download at the end of the course
Technology Requirements
- A Web browser with JavaScript and cookies enabled
- Adobe Flash Player
- Speakers or headphones
Course Objectives
Module 1: The Instructor
- Balance the role of teacher, facilitator and learner in an accelerated learning classroom.
- Ensure that every experience the learner has will be safe and non-judgmental, allowing them to experiment to learn more completely.
- Resist the temptation to try to be the expert on all things related to the topic being taught through strong facilitation and questioning techniques.
- Choose words that encourage learning and avoid words that shut down learning.
- Apply a toolbox of techniques to deal with difficult students so that their learning as well as the learning of their peers is not interrupted.
Module 2: The Classroom
- Use color appropriately in hand-outs, tests, projected images, graphics and student materials.
- Use graphics in hand-outs, tests, project images and student materials to create long-term retention of new learning.
- Adjust seating to encourage the types of communication needed for a specific learning objective.
- Utilize presentation software, charts, white boards, chalkboards and flipcharts appropriately to encourage, rather than distract from learning.
- Use music to increase your learners' ability to focus.
Module 3: Learning Activities
- Balance the time in the classroom to 80% learner 'doing' and 20% instructor 'telling'.
- Choose the best activity for a learning objective.
- Create new games and simulations for any situation by modifying the techniques in your own toolbox.
- Debrief activities adequately to increase the retention of learning.
- Audit your classroom time to the Multiple Intelligences to ensure maximum learning energy in the students.
Module 4: Other Considerations
- Leverage current memory research to ensure that the learning is retained.
- Create appropriate support materials to reinforce the learning objectives.
- Apply the Pygmalion Effect to the learners to drive their success.
- Sequence the learning materials in a way that will best meet the goals of the learning objectives and the energy of the learners.
- Evaluate the success of the class.
Module 5: Community TV
- NA
Lounge Group
This course provides you with a lifelong peer-to-peer learning opportunity through a specific Performance Group created within the Career College Lounge, a learning community of career college professionals. This allows you to learn and share with your peers at any time you want, even after you complete the course.
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