Learning as Problem Solving

Created by

Explorience

Explore Learning;

Experience Success

An Analogy

• Learning is like a problem or a puzzle to be solved. You need to take all the relevant pieces and arrange them into a coherent picture, a coherent story.

• So, what are the relevant pieces or skills for solving learning problems?

• Imagine a set of Tangram pieces each of which represents an essential learning how to learn skill and can open doors to successful learning.

A tangram puzzle/problemby Nevit Dilmen

Self-Management

OperationsPurpose

Remembering

Laying aFoundation

ActionsTeam Work

P.O.R.T.A.L.S.

PURPOSE

OPERATIONS

REMEMBERING

TEAM WORK

ACTION

LAYING

A FOUNDATION

SELF-

MANAGEMENT

The pieces of a learning story

Purpose (Your goal; the outcome you seek)Operations (How you will achieve the goal through

Processing and Transforming Information and Ideas)Remembering (Holding information in Working Memory and

Storing and Retrieving it from Long Term Memory)Team Work (Solving problems with help from others)Action (What you do to demonstrate and disseminate your

answer)Laying a Foundation (All problems are about something—

the content—the information and ideas)Self-Management (You are in charge!)

Ev

Everybody has stories about learning.

Each learner’s stories are different…

because

learners are different over time and from one another

tasks are different

contexts are different!

Putting the Pieces Togetherto Honor Differences in Learners,

Tasks, and Contexts

Imagine designing a learning plan

where different pieces/skills or combination of skills are the focus. Maybe Jane needs to focus on purpose and self-management

because she doesn’t see an assigned task as meaningful.Maybe Jim needs to focus remembering abstract

information and ideas so he can turn them into action.

Maybe….can you compose stories for your students who find learning challenging?

Creating Your Learning Story

*Somebody (You as a Self-Managed learner and your Teammates in this particular context)

*Wanted (your Purpose)

^Operations (processing (particularly Remembering) and transforming content) that lead to Action.

^Content-- Lay a Foundation of information and ideas.

*But (to be a problem, there must be obstacles)

*So (to be a solution, obstacles must be overcome!) Brought to you by: www.Explorience1.pbworks.com