Foundations of Learning Make Prior Learning Visible with Concept Maps Asking learners depict their understandings can help support the construction of meaning, and create a space for learners to reflect upon what they actually know.
Experiential Learning Prompts for Meaningful Reflection Reflection is an important part of learning that pushes the learner to think more deeply or differently.
Foundations of Learning Use Students’ Prior Knowledge to Build Motivation Students’ prior knowledge about--and experience with--a topic can be leveraged to help kindle a desire to learn more.
Foundations of Learning Using Analogies to Help Others Learn Analogies and metaphors can be an effective way to help others map familiar relationships with onto new material, as long as they are not stretched too far.
