Core Learning Principle #8: All Learners Do Not Need to Learn All Course Content; All Learners Do Need to
Learn the Core Concepts
This core learning principle focuses on one of the four key elements of the LeMKE framework: the content, knowledge,
or skills that are the focus of the learning experiences. This learning principle highlights the distinction between the
course content that is the means of learning and the core concepts to be acquired and developed by individual students.
All content is not equal; only a portion of the content of any course is core concept knowledge, and the remaining
content arises through increasingly individualized domains of application, practice, and skill acquisition by the learners.
Imagine the course content as a pie with concentric circles (Figure 1). The innermost layer represents the core concepts;
the second layer, the initial application of core concepts by students to solve simple problems; the third, the application
of core concepts by students to solve more complex or novel problems; and the fourth, the application of core concepts
by students in unique contexts of their own choosing. The goal for all students is mastering a slightly off-center slice of
the pie that includes the whole of the core concepts. The dotted lines indicate the slice of the course content that one
student might master. As students develop expertise at each level of course content, they increasingly direct and
customize their learning according to their own respective needs and priorities.
How can we provide this level of content flexibility and customization? The course Web sites used in blended and
online learning environments enable linking to an expanded set of resources to support a wide range of problem analysis
and customized experiences. No longer is the choice and availability of content circumscribed by the size or cost of a
textbook. If encouraged, students will naturally gravitate to those materials and experiences that match their zones of
personal proximal development. This means that designing a course includes providing access to a rich database of
content and experiences. These databases of content and their integration into courses may need to evolve over time, but
the principle is clear. Additionally, students need to be encouraged to develop metacognitive awareness of how they
learn and what strategies and materials work for them. Faculty can achieve this goal by designing assignments that
incorporate discussion and dialogue about how and why students process information and "come to know" what they
know.
Core Learning Principle #8: All Learners Do Not Need to Learn All Course Content; All Learners Do Need to
Learn the Core Concepts
This core learning principle focuses on one of the four key elements of the LeMKE framework: the content, knowledge,
or skills that are the focus of the learning experiences. This learning principle highlights the distinction between the
course content that is the means of learning and the core concepts to be acquired and developed by individual students.
All content is not equal; only a portion of the content of any course is core concept knowledge, and the remaining
content arises through increasingly individualized domains of application, practice, and skill acquisition by the learners.
Imagine the course content as a pie with concentric circles (Figure 1). The innermost layer represents the core concepts;
the second layer, the initial application of core concepts by students to solve simple problems; the third, the application
of core concepts by students to solve more complex or novel problems; and the fourth, the application of core concepts
by students in unique contexts of their own choosing. The goal for all students is mastering a slightly off-center slice of
the pie that includes the whole of the core concepts. The dotted lines indicate the slice of the course content that one
student might master. As students develop expertise at each level of course content, they increasingly direct and
customize their learning according to their own respective needs and priorities.
How can we provide this level of content flexibility and customization? The course Web sites used in blended and
online learning environments enable linking to an expanded set of resources to support a wide range of problem analysis
and customized experiences. No longer is the choice and availability of content circumscribed by the size or cost of a
textbook. If encouraged, students will naturally gravitate to those materials and experiences that match their zones of
personal proximal development. This means that designing a course includes providing access to a rich database of
content and experiences. These databases of content and their integration into courses may need to evolve over time, but
the principle is clear. Additionally, students need to be encouraged to develop metacognitive awareness of how they
learn and what strategies and materials work for them. Faculty can achieve this goal by designing assignments that
incorporate discussion and dialogue about how and why students process information and "come to know" what they
know.
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