1. Visible Learning
Strategies for collaboration to promote learning in small group settings
Giulia Forsythe, Centre for Pedagogical Innovation

2. Small-Group Learning But...
Students taught in a manner that incorporates small-group learning achieve higher grades, learn at a deeper level, retain information longer, are less likely to drop out of school, acquire greater communication and teamwork skills, and gain a better understanding of the environment in which they will be working as professionals
But...

3. Only when it is the appropriate activity at the appropriate time for the appropriate purpose

4. Synthesis of 228 meta-analyses
400+ Learning Strategies

6. A Model for Learning

7. THRILL
SKILL
WILL

8. TYPE OF LEARNING acquiring SURFACE consolidating acquiring DEEP
TRANSFER

9. A Model for Learning

10. Count all the vowels on the next slide
A E I O U
How accurate are you?
Count all the vowels on the next slide
Modified from: Fink, D. (2015) Creating Significant Learning Experiences. STLHE, Vancouver.

11. Dollar bill
Dice
Tricycle
Four-Leaf Clover
Hand
Six-Pack
Seven-Up
Octopus
Cat Lives Bowling Pins Football Team Dozen Eggs Unlucky Friday Valentine's Day Quarter Hour
Modified from: Fink, D. (2015) Creating Significant Learning Experiences. STLHE, Vancouver.

12. HOW MANY ITEMS ON THE LIST DO YOU REMEMBER?
1-2 or less
3-5
6-8
9-12
13 or more
HOW MANY ITEMS ON THE LIST DO YOU REMEMBER?
Modified from: Fink, D. (2015) Creating Significant Learning Experiences. STLHE, Vancouver.

13. What are the words arranged according to?
Dollar bill
Dice
Tricycle
Four-Leaf Clover
Hand
Six-Pack
Seven-Up
Octopus
Cat Lives Bowling Pins Football Team Dozen Eggs Unlucky Friday Valentine's Day Quarter Hour
What are the words arranged according to?
Modified from: Fink, D. (2015) Creating Significant Learning Experiences. STLHE, Vancouver.

14. HOW MANY ITEMS ON THE LIST DO YOU REMEMBER?
1-2 or less
3-5
6-8
9-12
13 or more
HOW MANY ITEMS ON THE LIST DO YOU REMEMBER?
Modified from: Fink, D. (2015) Creating Significant Learning Experiences. STLHE, Vancouver.

15. What were the differences between attempts?
Modified from: Fink, D. (2015) Creating Significant Learning Experiences. STLHE, Vancouver.

16. We knew what the task was We knew how the information was organized
Modified from: Fink, D. (2015) Creating Significant Learning Experiences. STLHE, Vancouver.

17. SUCCESS
CRITERIA

18. SUCCESS

19. SURFACE

20. SURFACE

21. DEEP

22. DEEP

23. ADVANCED NOTE-TAKING

24. TRANSFER

25. A Model for Learning

26. DEEP
SURFACE
TRANSFER

27. CRITICAL INCIDENT (Stephen Brookfield)