Do We Allow Students to Struggle Enough?
One of the quests in OLTD 509 looks at the emerging pedagogy of deeper learning. Professor Avi Luxenburg asks us to consider, "Do we allow our students to struggle enough? Are we frightened by what will happen if the answers do not come easily, or if the process becomes a bit messy (or a lot messy)?" In the video Challenge at the Heart of Deeper Learning from The Teaching Channel, students and educators comment that deeper learning requires productive struggle. The video shows students struggling with challenging text and tasks to push their thinking deeper. It is noted that students and teachers must be comfortable with ambiguity and messiness, and that these stages along with struggle are the prerequisites for deeper learning. In academic courses students are expected to:
One of the quests in OLTD 509 looks at the emerging pedagogy of deeper learning. Professor Avi Luxenburg asks us to consider, "Do we allow our students to struggle enough? Are we frightened by what will happen if the answers do not come easily, or if the process becomes a bit messy (or a lot messy)?" In the video Challenge at the Heart of Deeper Learning from The Teaching Channel, students and educators comment that deeper learning requires productive struggle. The video shows students struggling with challenging text and tasks to push their thinking deeper. It is noted that students and teachers must be comfortable with ambiguity and messiness, and that these stages along with struggle are the prerequisites for deeper learning. In academic courses students are expected to:
- take risks (in public)
- ask questions
- disagree respectfully
- go deeper with context
- collaborate
- lead the class
Challenge at the Heart of Deeper Learning from The Teaching Channel
Challenge and Deeper Learning