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Transfer-of-Learning
General Objective: Learners will become familiar with a number
of teaching strategies
Content Specific Learning Objective: Learners will be able to
discuss various transfer-of-learning strategies.
Content Specific Learning Objective: Learners will be able to
explain where in Bloom's Taxonomy transfer-of-learning fits.
Content
This section is about the transfer-of-learning concept. Transfer-of-learning
refers to how learners can integrate what they have learned back
into their personal, work, and public lives.
Transfer-of-learning is the effective application by the learner
of what they have learned. It is often referred as the "so
what" or "now what" of learning.
Often transfer-of-learning is left for the learners to do by themselves.
It is assumed that learners know how to do this. It is assumed
that learners can apply what they have learned back at work, in
their personal lives or in their public lives. Some do but many
others do not know that they should be doing this or they do not
know how to do this. It is the instructors responsibility to guide
learners in doing this.
In preparing for transfer-of-learning, you must examine the following
tasks
- Decide when the transfer-of-learning should be brought
about.
- Resolve who the key players who need to be part of
the transfer-of-learning process. (For example, learners, instructors,
work placement supervisors).
- Select the transfer-of-learning strategies that will
be the most useful in the helping learners to apply what they
have learned.
You should be tieing the transfer-of-learning to
the lesson evaluation component of the planning process.
Where in Bloom's Taxonomy does transfer-of-learning fit?
[ans. synthesis]
What are some of the verbs that could be used when planning for
transfer-of-learning [answer change, compare, create, deduce,
design, develop, estimate, formulate, hypothesize, illustrate,
imagine, make up, merge, plan, pretend, propose, revise, what
if]
One strategy that can used in the classroom is reflection. Below
is an example of some questions that could used during a lesson.
- How can I apply/modify/change this skill and
or knowledge to use in my personal life?
- How can I apply/modify/change this skill or knowledge
to use in the work place?
- How can I apply/modify/change this skill or knowledge
to use in my public life?
Practice
What are some of the strategies that could be used to teach transfer-of-learning?
List them. [answer case studies, role play, 'what if' assignments,
discussions]
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