Effective Strategies for Promoting Deep Learning in Your Courses

ELITE Pedagogical Discussion

Effective Strategies for Promoting Deep Learning in Your Courses

Thursday, February 15, 2018
2:00-3:00 pm
Rockville, SW205
Facilitator: Laurent Ndeze

Professor may notice that some students experience surface learning while others experienced deep learning. We will talk about strategies that maximize student engagement and advance thinking skills. Some of the questions that we will address are:

• What is deep learning?
• What are learning tasks that would promote deep learning?
• What is the relationship between deep learning and active learning?

To prepare for this discussion, please read the following abstract on deep learning.
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/096392897331587

By the end of the discussion, you will be able to:
1. Define deep learning
2. Explain the relationship between deep learning and active learning
3. Identify one or two design or delivery strategies that can promote deep learning in your course
4. Explain the difference between surface and deep learning