Absorb, Do, Connect
“The Absorb-Do-Connect model of learning first proposed by W, Horton has become increasingly popular, giving teachers and learners alike deeper insights into the mechanics of learning. These three types of activities make it very easy to come up with an effective eLearning.” (Karla Gutierrez)
1- This is a group activity. Each group works together and submits as a group. You may use Google Docs to work together.
2- For this assignment you Imagine you want to teach this course next semester.
3- Use the following table to DECIDE which of the following learning activities are applicable to this course and which ones are not quite applicable.
4- For the applicable ones, you briefly describe what will you do or what you will have your students to do. You may use the activities that I have designed for this course or come up with new ideas.
5- For the inapplicable ones you need to explain why it is not applicable to this course.
The group with best suggestions will earn 5 extra credits.
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Sample
Learning Activities |
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Absorb |
Do |
Connect |
Read, Watch, Listen |
Exercise, experiment, and discover |
Link to prior knowledge, and application in workplace
and life. |
Presentations ·
Slide
shows ·
Physical
demonstrations ·
Demonstrations
Recorded ·
Software
demonstration ·
Instructional
video ·
Dramas ·
Guest
Speakers ·
Movies ·
Discussion
Presentations |
Practice
activities · Drill and practice – · Hands-on Activities (follow steps) · Guided analysis activities o Compare and contrast o Classify items o Outline items o Concept maps) o Re-create famous examples |
Ponder activities ·
Rhetorical
questions ·
Meditations ·
Cite-examples ·
Evaluation
activities ·
Summary
activities |
Readings ·
Books ·
Online
journals ·
Technical
manuals ·
Links
to Internet ·
Blogs ·
Manuals ·
Diaries ·
Newspapers ·
Documents |
Discovery activities ·
Virtual
laboratories ·
Trial
and Aha ·
Case
studies (Also known as student ·
projects
or student research) o
Instructor-led
case studies o
Virtual
field trips o
Observe-and-comment
activities o
Mini-case
studies o
Reaction
(reflection) papers ·
Group
Work ·
Compare
and Contrast ·
Classify
items ·
Outline
items ·
Scientific
experiments Create or ·
Practice
Music compositions ·
Trial
and error activities |
Questioning
activities let students ask GOOD questions Stories
by learners ·
Picture Stories ·
Written stories ·
Oral Stories Job aids Checklists Study guide Crib sheet Cheat sheet Glossaries Calculators) Research activities · Scavenger hunts · Guided research Original work ·
Decision
activities ·
Work-document
activities ·
Journal
activities ·
Projects ·
Exams
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Stories
by a teacher ·
Hero
stories ·
Love
stories ·
Disaster
stories ·
Tragedies ·
Discovery
stories |
Games and simulations |
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Field trips ·
Guided tours ·
Museums ·
Travel journal |