Feedback and Practice
Avoid generative instructional methods that overload cognitive processes (for example, replace drawing‐from‐scratch assignments with supported drawing)
This drawing game from MarcoPolo World School starts with a selection of templates, instead of asking pre-school users to draw from scratch.
Insert questions next to worked steps to promote self‐explanations
This lesson from Brilliant.org on probability explains the problem-solving step and provides a generative question that requires the learner to draw connections.
Mix practice types throughout lessons rather than grouping similar types together when discrimination of problem types is a goal
Lingokids session journeys mix and match a huge variety of content and activity types designed around the lesson's learning objective.
Provide explanatory feedback in text for correct and incorrect answers
Mosa Mack quizzes provide explanatory feedback to incorrect choices.
Assign job‐relevant practice questions interspersed throughout and among the lessons
MIT Teaching Systems Lab provides simulations for teacher trainees to practice classroom skills.
For more critical skills and knowledge, include more practice activities
DataCamp prompts learners to frequently review and practice key skills.
Write feedback that gives explanations relevant to the task, the task process, or task self‐monitoring
Quizlet solutions feedback provides step-by-step guidance on the task process.
Write feedback that gives explanations relevant to the task, the task process, or task self‐monitoring
LinkedIn's interview preparation training provides feedback with problem solving strategies and approaches.
Not a perfect example. I think the idea here is to provide personalized feedback that points how and individual learner's approach and process to the problem can be improved. The system (or instructor) would need to diagnose how the learner is approaching the problem.
Include peer teach‐back assignments
The "Explain That to an Alien" worksheet, created by Walter Mickhead and available on TES.org, is a version of teach-back with children.
I haven't found an online learning example that implements teach-back as an interactive activity. This might be useful though: teachback.org
Increase engagement in receptive learning environments by using clickers in face‐to‐face classrooms and polling or other response facilities in synchronous classrooms
Tools like Poll Everywhere allow teachers to polls throughout the lesson.
(I think clickers are a relic of the IWB days)