1. and watching demos or videos
Acquisition
Learning through acquisition is what learners are doing when they are listening to a lecture or podcast, reading from books or websites,
and watching demos or videos

2. Collaboration
Learning through collaboration embraces mainly discussion, practice, and production.
Building on investigations and acquisition it is about taking part in the process of knowledge building itself

3. Collaboration Reading books, papers; Conventional method
Digital technology
small group project.
small group projects using online forumsM08, wikisM15, chatM23 for discussing others’ outputs.
building joint digital outputs using databasesM47, glossariesM24, wikisM15.
discussing others’ outputs.
building joint output.
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4. Acquisition Reading books, papers; Conventional method
Digital technology
reading books, papers
reading digital documents, resources via the UCL Reading ListM10.
listening to teacher presentations face-to-face, lectures
reading websites, watching multimedia via URLM03.
watching demonstrations,
master classes
watching animations, videos by embedding videoM02b.
listening to podcasts, webcasts by embedding audioM02b.
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5. and/or from their peers
Discussion
Learning through discussion requires the learner to articulate their ideas and questions,
and to challenge and respond to the ideas and questions from the teacher,
and/or from their peers

6. Learning through investigation
guides the learner to explore, compare and critique the texts, documents and resources that reflect the concepts and ideas being taught

7. Investigation in a range of materials and resources;
Using conventional methods to collect
Comparing texts, searching and evaluating information and ideas.
Conventional method
Digital technology
using text-based study guides
online search via the Library Search blockM05.
analysing the ideas and information
in a range of materials and resources
analysing ideas and information from digital resources accessed via the UCL Reading ListM10.
using conventional methods to collect
and analyse data
sharing & analysing digital texts with peers in a databaseM47.
comparing texts
searching and evaluating
information and ideas
raising queries about concepts using hot questionM18.
comparing digital texts in an online discussionM08.
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8. Discussion Reading books, papers; Conventional method
Digital technology
tutorials.
seminars.
discussion groups.
class discussions.
online tutorials, seminars with Blackboard CollaborateM46.
synchronous chatsM23.
asynchronous discussion forumsM08.
student presentations & discussion with Blackboard CollaborateM46.
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9. Practice
Learning through practice enables the learner to adapt their actions to the task goal, and use the feedback to improve their next action.
Feedback may come from self-reflection, from peers, from the teacher, or from the activity itself, if it shows them how to improve the result of their action in relation to the goal

10. Production
Learning through production is the way the teacher motivates the learner to consolidate what they have learned by articulating their current conceptual understanding and how they used it in practice

11. Production Reading books, papers; Conventional method
Digital technology
producing articulations using:
statements.
essays.
reports.
accounts.
designs.
performances.
artefacts.
animations.
models.
videos.
producing shared digital documents in wikisM15, discussion forumsM08.
performances captured on video (via LecturecastM27).
final assessments submitted for peer markingM37 or marking by tutorsM09.
photos shared in Lightbox GalleryM54.
images, videos, animations, other artefacts shared in databasesM47.
blogsM16.
e-portfolios using MyPortfolio.
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12. Practice Reading books, papers; Conventional method Digital technology
practising exercises.
doing practice-based projects.
labs.
field trips.
face-to-face role-play activities.
online tests using QuizM12, HotPotM38
case studies using lessonM21 pathways.
virtual labs using lessonM21 questions.
virtual field trips with embedded imagesM02a & videosM02b in lessonsM21.
embeddedM02b simulations and linksM03 to virtual worlds.
online presentationsM46 by students.
dynamic external content via TwitterM02c, RSS feedsM05f.
visual models (e.g. JmolM33).
assessments submitted for peer feedbackM37 or marking by tutorsM09.
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