Digital Learning Environments

Creating Digital Learning Enviroments

ENGAGEMENT TOOLS

THE CAVE

THE CAMPFIRE

THE WATERING HOLE

ENGAGEMENT:

David Thornburg identifies three archetypal spaces for creating engaging and powerful learning environments... CLICK EACH ICON TO FIND OUT MORE!

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THE WATERING HOLE:

The watering hole is an informal space where students can share information and findings, acting as both learner and teacher simultaneously. This shared space can serve as a hub for ideas and can promote a sense of shared culture. Can be useful when: - Encouraging team/group work on a task or project - Mind Mapping initial ideas - Debating and forming opinion

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THE CAVE:

The cave is a private space where a student can think, reflect, and transform learning from external knowledge to internal belief. This can include: - Independent work on a task or brief - Time to reflect following a ‘campfire’ discussion and gather own thoughts - Reflecting and absorbing feedback from peers or lecturer

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THE CAMPFIRE:

The campfire is a space where people gather to learn from an expert. This can include: - Students, guest speakers or teacher sharing their experiences or understanding - Enquiring by asking questions and challenging opinion of the expert or storyteller - Encouraging students to feel empowered to share their learning with peers and teachers

ASSESSMENT:

Big Question 1:How can online assessment contribute to or ovelap with: Engagement & Pace?Big Question 2: What barriers to assessment does online learning create? Big Question 3: How does online learning support the assessment of individual learners?