{"id":334,"date":"2014-04-22T19:28:27","date_gmt":"2014-04-22T19:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onlineteachered.mit.edu\/?page_id=334"},"modified":"2024-12-12T00:02:16","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T00:02:16","slug":"session-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/onlineteachered.mit.edu\/courses\/best-practices\/session-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Science of Learning, Best Practices for Teaching and Learning, Session 1"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Research into how students learn has grown enormously over the last twenty-five years, and the field continues to expand. We know, for example, that students are not passive recipients of information, but, instead, actively construct their own knowledge and understanding. We also know that instructors who have a good sense of themselves as teachers\u2014their instructional preferences, their beliefs about teaching\u2014are particularly effective in the classroom. This session provides an introduction to how people learn, and an opportunity to explore your own philosophy about teaching and learning.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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1. In this session…<\/h2>\n

You will first read articles and prepare ideas that will be discussed in the videos. Next, we will interact through pre-recorded video lectures where you will be instructed to pause and engage in a variety of activities, as well as think about the questions posed.<\/p>\n