Glossary of Pedagogy

ped·a·go·gy - the art, science, and profession of teaching

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Accessibility: the design of products, devices, services, or environments to meet the needs of a specific person or group.

Accommodation: an aspect of a system that has been modified to meet the needs of a specific individual or group.

Active Learning: Based on constructivism, where learners build their own understanding in response to learning opportunities provided by the instructor—meaning-making.

Adaptive Learning: Allows learners to move through content that adjusts in real-time to the performance/interest level of learner.

ADDIE: The acronym for the instructional design method that involves the process of analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation.

Andragogy: A model focused on the teaching of adult learners; self-directed learning and taking responsibility for decisions.

Assessment As Learning: The process of developing and supporting student metacognition while they are engaged in the process.

Assessment For Learning: An approach that involves monitoring learning and developing feedback (or formative assessment). Students are then able to use the feedback to improve performance and instructors would use results to improve teaching.

Assessment Of Learning: The evaluation of student learning at the end of an instructional unit (or summative assessment), compared to a standard or benchmark.

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Behaviorism: The belief that behavior is caused by external stimuli.

Blended Learning: Any formal education program in which a student learns at least in part through online learning as well as a supervised location, and modalities are provided along learning paths to provide an integrated learning experience (see hybrid class).

Bloom's Taxonomy: a classification system used to define and distinguish different levels of cognitive skills.

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Chunking: the theory that short-term memory can only hold meaningful units of information or "chunks".

Classroom Management: the skills and techniques used by teachers to keep students organized, focused, attentive, and productive.

Classroom Setup: the preparation of the physical learning environment.

Cognitive Load Theory: the theory that information should be presented at a pace and level of difficulty based on how the brain processes information.

Cognitive Science: the study of thought, learning. and mental organization. The science draws on aspects of psychology, linguistics, philosophy, and computer modeling.

Cognitivism: the study in psychology focusing on mental processes including perception, thought, remembering, learning, problem-solving.

Competency-Based Learning: systems of instruction based on students demonstrating new knowledge.

Concept Map: a type of graphic organizer that helps students organize and represent knowledge.

Connectivism: a learning theory that explains learning in a digital age or learning across networks, emphasizing the role of social and cultural context in how and where learning occurs.

Constructivism: a theory of learning based on the idea that knowledge is constructed. Learners are considered active organisms seeking meaning.

Course Authoring Software: products that allow organizations to create interactive multimedia content for educational purposes.

Curse of Knowledge: a cognitive bias that occurs when an individual communicating with others, unknowingly assumes that the others have the background to understand.

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Demo: a demonstration of a product or technique.

Developmental Course: courses that prepare students for college-level courses.

Differentiation: a wide variety of teaching techniques and lesson adaptations that educators use to instruct a diverse group of students.

Dual Coding: the theory that gives equal weight to two cognitive subsystems, verbal and non-verbal processing.

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E-Learning: the process of learning that utilizes electronic technologies to access educational curriculum outside of the traditional classroom.

Elaboration: the strategy is where the student uses elements of knowledge acquired and expands by relating it to other information.

Emotion: an instinctive or intuitive feeling, distinguished from reasoning or knowledge.

Emotional Intelligence: the capacity to be aware of, control, and express one's emotions, while managing interpersonal relationships judiciously and empathetically.

English as a Foreign/Second Language (EFL/ESL): the use or study of the English language by non-native speakers in an English-speaking environment.

Exit Ticket: a question or activity given prior to the end of class, requiring students to respond before they leave.

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Feedback: the process involving learners making sense of information and their performance to ultimately enhance their work.

Flipped Classroom: an instructional strategy that reverses the traditional learning environment process by delivering content outside of the classroom first and moving what is traditionally considered homework inside the classroom.

Formative Assessment: the in-process evaluation of student understanding, progress, and needs.

Four Corners: the instructional strategy that promotes listening, verbal communication, critical thinking, and decision-making (can also be used as formative assessment) that involves presenting students with a controversial statement or question, then posting an opinion or response in each of the four corners of the room and having students stand in the corner of their choice.

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Gagne's 9 Events of Instruction: Proposed by Robert Gagne, it involves a series of events following a systematic instructional design process focusing on the outcomes or behaviors of instruction or training.

Gallery Walk: an engaging discussion technique involving students walking throughout the classroom in small groups to share, respond, or problem-solve.

Games-Based Learning: learning that uses gaming principles and real-life settings to engage students with educational material in meaningful ways.

Gamification: an educational approach used to motivate students by using video game and gaming elements in learning environments.

General Education (Gen Ed) Objectives: the desired goals for a program designed to develop students.

Group Research & Response: a technique where students work in groups to research and respond to a problem, case study or scenario; often followed by a presentation of their response or sharing out in-class or online.

Group Work: work completed by a group of individuals, collaboratively.

H	Higher Order Thinking Holistic Learning Approach Humanism Hybrid Class

I	IDEA Course Evaluation Illustrated Dictionary Informal Learning Inquiry-Based Learning Instructional Design (ID) Instructional Designer Instructional Media Interleaving Intrinsic Motivation

J	Jeopardy Jigsaw Groups

K	Knowledge Check

L	Learning Preferences Low-Stakes Quiz

M	Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Mastery Mental Models Metacognition Minute Paper Mobile Learning Motivation Muddiest Point

N	Newspaper Headline

O	Objective Online Learning Open Educational Resources (OER) Open Pedagogy Outcome

P	Passive Learning Pedagogy Peer Instruction Plagiarism Portfolio Postcards Prior Knowledge Problem-Based Learning Project-Based Learning

Q	Qualitative Quantitative Quiz-Share-Repeat

R	Real-World Examples Relevance Retrieval Practice Rote Learning Rubric

S	Scaffolding Schema Self-Assessment Share Notes Snowball Discussion Social Learning Socrative Method Spacing Spiral Curriculum Storyboarding Summative Assessment Survey

T	Taxonomy of Significant Learning Think-Pair-Share Transfer

U	Universal Design for Learning

V	Values Continuum Vocabulary

W	Whiteboard Stations

X

Y	You-Y'all-We

Z	Zone of Proximal Development