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Making Learning Whole
Kim Schlesinger edited this page Nov 1, 2017
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by David Perkins
When helping students learn complex topics, most curriculum designers and teachers turn to two strategies:
- Elements first AKA elementitis
- Learning the parts of something
- Learning about AKA aboutitis
- Learning about something without doing it
"Learning by wholes is a theory of teaching, or more broadly educating." (p.16)
"Education is choreography for learning, an effort to organize learning for greater timeliness, focus, effectiveness, and efficiency." (p.17)
- Get people to a 'threshold experience' where we get beyond our inital confusion and into the game.
- Problem finding is a key part of learning by wholes. Education is good at teaching problem solving.
- Start with the junior version. Get creative.
- The junior version doesn't have to be a big or long game.
- There isn't a 'perfect' version of the junior version, so make a decision and play!
- Constantin Stanislavsky (method acting) thoughtlines
- Central themes that are relevant during an entire play