Day 1 (AM) Introduction to Applied Learning

Activity 1: Characteristics of Applied Learners

• Activity - About Each Other!
• Through this activity, characteristics of Applied Learners were surfaced.

Activity 2: What's Applied Learning
References

1. Qualifications & Curriculum Development Authority http://www.qcda.gov.uk/13477.aspx
2. Applied Learning Curriculum and Assessment Guide (Senior Secondary Level) (developed by the Curriculum Council and Hong Kong Examination and Assessment Authority 2009 http://www.edb.gov.hk/FileManager/EN/Content_6812/applied%20learning%20curriculum%20&%20assessment%20guide_e.pdf
3. The Chinese University of Hongkong - Applied Learning Courses http://www.cutw.edu.hk/en/secondary-schools/applied-learning-courses
4. New Horizons for Learning http://www.newhorizons.org/strategies/applied_learning/keller.htm
5. Applied Learning Standards (1995 California Department of Education) http://www.history.ctaponline.org/center/materials/standards/ApdLng.pdf
6. “What is applied learning?”: Exploring understandings of applied
   learning amongst beginning teachers. (Lyn Harrison
   Faculty of Education, Deakin University) http://www.aare.edu.au/06pap/har06844.pdf

An example that illustrates how a lesson is designed such that learners acquire spreadsheet skills in the applied learning way : Learners Together - Learning to Use Spreadsheet - A Problem-based Approach

A useful website: http://www.learnerstogether.net/ -->