1. California State University – Dominguez Hills
Pegadogies of Engagement: Using Cognitive Science to Design Instruction for Diverse Learners
Karl A. Smith
Civil Engineering
University of Minnesota
California State University – Dominguez Hills
October 2005

2. To teach is to engage students in learning; thus teaching consists of getting students involved in the active construction of knowledge. . .The aim of teaching is not only to transmit information, but also to transform students from passive recipients of other people's knowledge into active constructors of their own and others' knowledge. . .Teaching is fundamentally about creating the pedagogical, social, and ethical conditions under which students agree to take charge of their own learning, individually and collectively
Education for judgment: The artistry of discussion leadership. Edited by C. Roland Christensen, David A. Garvin, and Ann Sweet. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Business School, 1991.
8:30-9:30?Take copies of Active Lrn, HTMI, New Paradigms,

3. Formulate-Share-Listen-Create (Think-Pair-Share)
Individually read the quote “To teach is to engage students in learning. . .”
Underline/Highlight words and/or phrase that stand out for you
Turn to the person next to you and talk about words and/or phrases that stood out 3

4. 8:30-9:30?Take copies of Active Lrn, HTMI, New Paradigms,
Lila M. Smith

5. 8:30-9:30?Take copies of Active Lrn, HTMI, New Paradigms,
Lila M. Smith

6. Backdrop – Recent Reports
National Research Council Reports:
How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School (1999).
How People Learn: Bridging Research and Practice (2000).
Knowing What Students Know: The Science and Design of Educational Assessment (2001).
The Knowledge Economy and Postsecondary Education (2002). Chapter 6 – Creating High-Quality Learning Environments: Guidelines from Research on How People Learn

9. Designing Learning Environments Based on HPL (How People Learn)

10. Active Learning: Cooperation in the College Classroom
Informal Cooperative Learning Groups
Formal Cooperative Learning Groups
Cooperative Base Groups
See Cooperative Learning
Handout (CL College-804.doc) 10

11. Cooperative Learning is instruction that involves people working in teams to accomplish a common goal, under conditions that involve both positive interdependence (all members must cooperate to complete the task) and individual and group accountability (each member is accountable for the complete final outcome).
Key Concepts
Positive Interdependence
Individual and Group Accountability
Face-to-Face Promotive Interaction
Teamwork Skills
Group Processing

13. Book Ends on a Class Session

14. Book Ends on A Class Session
1.Advance Organizer
2.Formulate-Share-Listen-Create (Turn-to-your- neighbor) B repeated every minutes
3.Session Summary (Minute Paper)
1.What was the most useful or meaningful thing you learned during this session?
2.What question(s) remain uppermost in your mind as we end this session?
3.What was the “muddiest” point in this session?

15. Formal Cooperative Learning Task Groups
Barr & Tagg's From teaching to learing is the most often requested article from Change mangazine
Bill Camplbell and I started working on New Paradigms in 1993.
Perkins, David King Arthur's Round
Table: How collaborative conversations create
smart organizations. NY: Wiley.

16. Challenged-Based Learning
Problem-based learning
Case-based learning
Project-based learning
Learning by design
Inquiry learning
Anchored instruction
John Bransford, Nancy Vye and Helen Bateman. Creating High-Quality Learning Environments: Guidelines from Research on How People Learn

17. Formal Cooperative Learning
Professor's Role in
Formal Cooperative Learning
Specifying Objectives
Making Decisions
Explaining Task, Positive Interdependence, and Individual Accountability
Monitoring and Intervening to Teach Skills
Evaluating Students' Achievement and Group Effectiveness