The last 26 days I made a journey through a new alphabet of learning. Daniel Schwarz, Jessica Tsang and Kristen Blair’s book for teachers and learners was my guide from “A” for Analogy to “Z” as Zzzzzz … for consolidating the memories of the day. Here a short report of my journey.
“The ABCs of How we Learn. 26 Scientifically Proven Approaches, How They Work, and Why to Use Them”, is the title of a new book published by W.W. Norton & Company in 2016. The cover of the book shows the letters “ABC” and animals playing and dancing. It reminds me of a book for kids to learn the alphabet; a book that is understandable and very pedagogical. As I flicked through the book I found at the end of each chapter references to important research papers on the topic and a one page summary. This structure und references convinced me to start reading; and I read the book within 26 days; each day a letter.
The unforgettable journey begun with “A for Analogy. – Finding the general principle”, followed by “B for Belonging – Silencing anxiety and buying” in and “C for Contrasting Cases – Discerning critical information.” Each chapter covers a brief “definition”, sections of “how it (e.g. analogy) works”, “how to use it to enhance learning”, “the outcomes of A”, a section whether people learn to teach “A” themselves or not, the risks of “A”, examples of good and bad use, references and a very helpful summary. The references within the text from one topic to another inks ideas and concept to a nice network. Weiterlesen