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Saxberg oversees the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative's strategy for applying learning science to real-world learning situations. In his keynote presentation, representing industry, he talked about Learning Engineering. He explained that with the right learning investments it is possible to improve people's abilities up to two standard deviations. To achieve that, he outlined the following components that are necessary: understanding how learning works; utilizing technology for implementation and enhancement of good learning solutions and using the data evidences to drive our progress.
Saxberg, also, explained that the knowledge of the cognitive dimensions (physical, mental health, identity, social/emotional, academic and cognitive development) and motivational factors (values, self-efficacy, attribution and mood) are of extreme importance for learning engineering:
"Once you have a cognitive and motivational-design idea, you can begin thinking about learning engineering process." Saxberg said, "More use of learning science principles helps learners to learn. For example, revising courses based on a read, write, discuss paradigm into prepare, practice and perform. This way outcomes and content have one lesson per objective and leverages learning science. In examples of the redesigned courses, students were 1.6 times more likely to complete successfully".
His recommendation for achieving this learning progress is to show people the science, train instructional designers, refine the process and increase the marketing exposure. Saxberg insists that general managers need to understand this approach so that they can support it, as many managers are unfamiliar with learning and the need for practice and feedback. |