https://padlet.com/tbryant51/a871tgsb05o A closer look at my experiences to the 5 characteristics of meaningful learning. en-us 2020-01-28 22:46:21 UTC 2025-12-28 14:45:40 UTC hello@padlet.com tbryant51 https://padlet.com/tbryant51/a871tgsb05o/wish/437303247 One experience I have had with active learning would be when I play pool basketball with my friends. When I started shooting and realized that I wasn't making as many shots as I would like, I started to manipulate the factors of the game to see if it would help me make more shots. I moved to different spots in the pool, held the ball a different way, and changed my form when shooting. By doing this, I was able to make more shots.
One example that most people have probably also experienced in grade school would be using counting blocks for mathematics. These are also called manipulatives because when given a problem, the student can move around the blocks and actually manipulate the way they are placed to help them solve the problem by seeing real items being put into the problem.

]]> 2020-01-28 22:54:31 UTC https://padlet.com/tbryant51/a871tgsb05o/wish/437303247 tbryant51 https://padlet.com/tbryant51/a871tgsb05o/wish/437303313 One way I use reflective learning is by doing chapter outlines. I do outlines after reading a chapter by writing all headings, subheadings, and any important details in each lesson. By doing this, it is giving me the opportunity to review the material I have learned and rewrite the material to make sure I am understanding the concepts.

Another great example of constructive learning would be Kahoot. This is a game that lets the instructor ask questions and the students to use their phones to answer against each other in real time. This gives the opportunity to test what was learned.]]> 2020-01-28 22:54:46 UTC https://padlet.com/tbryant51/a871tgsb05o/wish/437303313 tbryant51 https://padlet.com/tbryant51/a871tgsb05o/wish/437303349 My experience with collaborative learning has been very beneficial. I enjoy lessons where students are divided into groups and each given a lesson out of the chapter to present. We all break out into our groups to prepare the most important parts of a lesson. Finally, each group presents their lesson to the class. This way, the most pertinent parts of the chapter are presented and helps the class understand better.

One not so beneficial experience would be when the class is assigned to do a group project and not all students are putting in equal amounts of work. This makes it frustrating because the workload meant for a group hangs over just 1-2 people. ]]> 2020-01-28 22:54:56 UTC https://padlet.com/tbryant51/a871tgsb05o/wish/437303349 tbryant51 https://padlet.com/tbryant51/a871tgsb05o/wish/437303451 A great example to my experience with contextual learning would be doing case studies. Case studies are real life scenarios and stories that can be used in many different types of assignments. Because they are real life scenarios, students are given the opportunity to relate the assignment to a real-life context. this might make it easier to understand by relating it to a life-like scenario that they can relate with.

Another experience I have would be role playing. This instruction style made it possible for me to put myself in a real life situation and made it easier for me to understand the content.]]> 2020-01-28 22:55:29 UTC https://padlet.com/tbryant51/a871tgsb05o/wish/437303451 tbryant51 https://padlet.com/tbryant51/a871tgsb05o/wish/437303480 When I was in a Microbiology lab course, we experimented with many different bacterias. When my professor presented the lesson, she showed us what the bacteria should do and look like at the end of the experiment. Before my experiment, I set a goal: My bacteria needs to grow and be a specific color. This made it more exciting for me to finish because I had an outcome I was looking towards and it made me understand the lesson more.

Another experience I have with this type of learning would be setting goals for assignments. If I set a goal to get at least 8 out of 10 answers correct. This way, it gives me a challenge and makes me want to try to work harder to reach my goals.]]> 2020-01-28 22:55:37 UTC https://padlet.com/tbryant51/a871tgsb05o/wish/437303480