Peter felton is a professor of history, assistant provost for teaching and learning at elon university. He's also the co editor of the international journal for academic development. Peter has served as president of the international society for the scholarship of teaching and learning. On episode number two 16 of the teaching in hiered pod caste, peter felton joins me to talk about the research on engaging learners produced by innovate lorry,. maximizing human potential.
Peter Felten discusses the research on engaging learners on episode 216 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Notes from the episode
Shape what our students do and what they think in the most efficient ways possible.
—Peter Felten
Learning results from what the student does and thinks and only from what the student does and thinks. The teacher can advance learning only by influencing what the student does to learn. (from How Learning Works by Ambrose et al., 2010, p. 1)
Five Things Students Need to Do:
- Time
- Effort
- Feedback
- Practice
- Reflect
Three Things Students Need to Think/Feel:
- “I belong here.”
- “I can learn this.”
- “I find this meaningful.”