Glossary for the Mind

An ongoing collection of words.

A

  • Andragogy refers to methods and principles used in adult education. — Wikipedia

  • The practical use of knowledge, experience, and insight in making decisions and solving problems. It involves not just understanding concepts or principles but also effectively implementing them in real-world situations to achieve positive outcomes. Applied wisdom is about using what one has learned in a thoughtful and effective manner, often drawing on past experiences to navigate complex challenges and make informed choices.

B

  • Bloom’s Taxonomy is a classification of the different outcomes and skills that educators set for their students (learning outcomes). The taxonomy was proposed in 1956 by Benjamin Bloom, an educational psychologist at the University of Chicago. The terminology has been recently updated to include the following six levels of learning. — University of Arkansas

C

  • A community of practice (CoP) is a group of people who share a common concern, a set of problems, or an interest in a topic and who come together to fulfill both individual and group goals. — Edmonton Regional Learning Consortium

G

  • Gagne's model of instructional design is based on the information processing model of the mental events that occur when adults are presented with various stimuli and focuses on the learning outcomes and how to arrange specific instructional events to achieve those outcomes. — National Library of Medicine

K

  • The Kirkpatrick Model is an internationally recognized tool for evaluating and analyzing the results of educational, training and learning programs. It consists of four levels of evaluation: Reaction, Learning, Behavior, and Results. — Mind Tools

M

  • Multimodality is the application of multiple literacies within one medium. Multiple literacies or "modes" contribute to an audience's Wikipediaunderstanding of a composition. Everything from the placement of images to the organization of the content to the method of delivery creates meaning. — Wikipedia

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