Review of Interpersonal Action-Learning Cycle - IALC
Tuesday, 24 Mar 2015, 14:24
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IALC - Interpersonal Action - Learning Cycle
This activity acted as a really useful reminder of the need to keep listening to participants and how this can allow a learning path navigated by the learner. This participant led approach then has a profound impact on all elements of teaching. I particularly agree with the following points:
Learners can sometimes see themselves as consumers (due to course fees) and that they therefore (due to previous experience) expect to have knowledge delivered to them rather than 'helped to learn'
That IALC can reverse this through the consistent activity of listening
That IALC encourages colloborative learning between teacher and participants
That discussions often include challenge of ideas but that IALC gives initial support to ensure personal safety
That when IALC is widespread amongest participants that colloborative work will become the norm
The comment on participant led assessment was an interesting point where the method allows for a space to explore ideas and then how the learner presents thoughts or conclusions
That combining teacher led and participant led assessment can compliment each other
I do agree that with IALC the improvement of course material and teaching can improve due to the strong learner voice
Area of debate and for which I do not fully agree (yet!)
That the use of IALC in Assessment practice can lead to a reduction in teacher workload. This may be the case for the creation of the assessment but I am not yet in full agreement that this will be the case for the full assessment process.
Participant led assessment may have more qualitative content that will take time to read and summarise assessment feedback rather than a 'tick' that is super quick for an example of a teacher-led multiple choice test.
The participant led assessment may open topics and subject matter than creates a whole new chapter of discussion. This could increase the workload for teachers in terms of assessment feedback to ensure personlisation
Reference:
Zimmer, Bob (2008). Using the Interpersonal Action-Learning Cycle to Invite Thinking, Attentive Comprehension. In: Luppicini, Rocci ed. Handbook of Conversation Design for Instructional Applications. Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA: Information Science Reference (an imprint of IGI Global), pp. 264–288.
Review of Interpersonal Action-Learning Cycle - IALC
IALC - Interpersonal Action - Learning Cycle
This activity acted as a really useful reminder of the need to keep listening to participants and how this can allow a learning path navigated by the learner. This participant led approach then has a profound impact on all elements of teaching. I particularly agree with the following points:
Area of debate and for which I do not fully agree (yet!)
Reference:
Zimmer, Bob (2008). Using the Interpersonal Action-Learning Cycle to Invite Thinking, Attentive Comprehension. In: Luppicini, Rocci ed. Handbook of Conversation Design for Instructional Applications. Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA: Information Science Reference (an imprint of IGI Global), pp. 264–288.