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Switching learning modes

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A menu in the player in which learners choose the didactics: be asked Socratic questions, explain back, see an example or practise.

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Why#

People learn differently. Those who only listen forget faster than those who have to explain. The learning mode makes the four ways that are built into the player anyway findable in one place.

How it works#

Click pathCourseBottom barLearning mode

  1. 1In the course, click “Learning mode” at the bottom right.
  2. 2Choose a way: “Ask me (Socratic)”, “Explain it back to me (Feynman)”, “Show me an example” or “Interactive exercise” (Fig. 1).
    Fig. 1 The open menu “Learning mode” with the four ways of learning and one sentence of explanation each.
    The open menu “Learning mode” with the four ways of learning and one sentence of explanation each.

    Fig. 1 The open menu “Learning mode” with the four ways of learning and one sentence of explanation each.

  3. 3When explaining back, answer in your own words — you get feedback on what is missing (Fig. 2).
    Fig. 2 “Explain it back to me”: the field for your own explanation, by microphone or typed, with “Evaluate”.
    “Explain it back to me”: the field for your own explanation, by microphone or typed, with “Evaluate”.

    Fig. 2 “Explain it back to me”: the field for your own explanation, by microphone or typed, with “Evaluate”.

Settings and switches#

  • Switchable per tenantDefault: onModule: Lernplattform (always booked)

The four ways#

  • Ask me (Socratic) — the presenter asks a question about the slide; if the answer is narrowly wrong, “Close, but not quite” comes with the correct solution.
  • Explain it back to me (Feynman) — explain in your own words, by microphone or typed, then “Evaluate”.
  • Show me an example — a vivid example for exactly this slide; with “Next” a different perspective on the same content.
  • Interactive exercise — only on slides for which the author has created an exercise.

What the evaluation of explaining back shows#

  • Understanding in percent.
  • “You explained that well” — what is covered.
  • “You could still add this” — what is missing.
  • “Small stumbling block” — a misconception, if one was noticed.

Every explanation with its feedback then appears in the learning progress under “Explain it back to me — history”. The evaluation politely rejects explanations that are too short.

Tips#

  • The interactive exercise only exists on slides for which the author has created an exercise — otherwise the item is greyed out with a reason.

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Related features#

Background knowledge