20152016 EXECUTIVE ADVANCE Increasing students capacity for learning

2015/2016 EXECUTIVE ADVANCE Increasing students’ capacity for learning Presenter: Zacchaeus Oni Omogbadegun (Ph. D) September 2020 Increasing Students' Capacity for Learning -( Omogbadegun, 2015) 1

Speaker’s Note (5 mnts) q Training and treasures relationship q Learning techniques q Student Engagement Framework q Students as Customers q Attrition Rates Reduction q Effective Uses of Social Media for Learning q Evidence-based Practices For Supporting Formal Learning With Social Media q Celebration of Success q Parents’ three children graduating at once (2014) (Unspeakable Joy !!!) q Release of “Eagles” to Soar September 2020 Increasing Students' Capacity for Learning -( Omogbadegun, 2015) 2

“It is only training that turns trash to treasures” (Oyedepo, 2013). September 2020 Increasing Students' Capacity for Learning -( Omogbadegun, 2015) 3

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Technique Learning Techniques (Dunlosky et al. 2013) Description 1. Elaborative interrogation Generating an explanation for why an explicitly stated fact or concept is true 2. Self-explanation Explaining how new information is related to known information, or explaining steps taken during problem solving 3. Summarization Writing summaries (of various lengths) of to-be-learned texts 4. Highlighting/underlining Marking potentially important portions of to-be-learned materials while reading 5. Keyword mnemonic Using keywords and mental imagery to associate verbal materials 6. Imagery for text Attempting to form mental images of text materials while reading or listening 7. Rereading Restudying text material again after an initial reading 8. Practice testing Self-testing or taking practice tests over to-be-learned material 9. Distributed practice Implementing a schedule of practice that spreads out study activities over time 10. Interleaved practice Implementing a schedule of practice that mixes different kinds of problems, or a schedule of study that mixes different kinds of material, within a single study session September 2020 Increasing Students' Capacity for Learning -( Omogbadegun, 2015) 5

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Students as Customers • A proper education at university level does not just consist of giving knowledge or even understanding. • At the university level, the faculty has succeeded when the students question what they are told. • Critical analysis and questioning are central to a university education, so the end “product” is not a collection of packages of knowledge but a way of treating such offerings. • For this reason an education is not a collection of commodities, it is more like an attitude to life. September 2020 Increasing Students' Capacity for Learning -( Omogbadegun, 2015) 7

Attrition Rates Reduction • Course design, teaching methods and assessment techniques must be appropriate to the subject and open to the sanctions of those qualified to judge. • Regard every “student” as your own “child” sent here to succeed. i. e. progress each student towards success with resolute (unalloyed) passion and commitment. • Statutory Meeting of Level Advisers with the respective Levels fortnightly to harvest students’ challenges (with light refreshment) and taking responsive actions to address same. September 2020 Increasing Students' Capacity for Learning -( Omogbadegun, 2015) 8

EFFECTIVE USES OF SOCIAL MEDIA FOR LEARNING • • 1. Student-faculty contact. 2. Cooperation among students. 3. Active learning. 4. Prompt feedback. 5. Time on task. 6. Communicating high expectations. 7. Respecting diverse ways of learning. September 2020 Increasing Students' Capacity for Learning -( Omogbadegun, 2015) 9

EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES FOR SUPPORTING FORMAL LEARNING WITH SOCIAL MEDIA • • 1. How social media are used is important 2. Decide on which tool to use 3. Plan assignments 4. Set aside time to teach students about social media 5. Engage with students 6. Engage in activities linked to positive outcomes 7. Keep it professional 8. Model appropriate uses of social media – Students need guidance to make sure they are using social media in appropriate, ethical, and responsible ways and that they are engaged in productive and civil discourse. • 9. Plan for problems • 10. Leverage the online disinhibition effect • 11. Assess the intervention ( Junco, 2014) September 2020 Increasing Students' Capacity for Learning -( Omogbadegun, 2015) 10

Celebration of Success September 2020 Increasing Students' Capacity for Learning -( Omogbadegun, 2015) 11

Parents’ three children graduating at once (2014) (Unspeakable Joy !!!) September 2020 Increasing Students' Capacity for Learning -( Omogbadegun, 2015) 12

Release of “Eagles” to Soar September 2020 Increasing Students' Capacity for Learning -( Omogbadegun, 2015) 13

Thank You, God Bless You All September 2020 Increasing Students' Capacity for Learning -( Omogbadegun, 2015) 14