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ACTIVE LEARNING ONLINE:
FIVE PRINCIPLES THAT MAKE ONLINE COURSES COME ALIVE

STEPHEN M. KOSSLYN

The massive disruption of the Covid pandemic offers limitless possibilities to
improve education, and Stephen M. Kosslyn, President and Chief Learning Officer,
Foundry College; John Lindsley Professor of Psychology Emeritus, Harvard
University, provides an excellent guide to show us how.



Active Learning Online clearly explains the science behind the benefits of
active learning theory and provides concrete examples of how to re-design
learning activities to stimulate, engage, and motivate students in online
environments.

 

We’ve been reading the research for decades about how lectures and rote learning
are not as effective as active engagement. We know we can lose children
academically when they aren’t interested in a particular subject or area of
study. In this easy to read book, Kosslyn describes the five key principles to
make whatever you are teaching better and more meaningful for your learners.

 

This book is a must-read for anyone teaching at any level and for parents to
understand how their children learn best.  


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 Contents

 * Preface

 * About the Author

 * Chapter 1. What is Active Learning and Why is it Important? (Preview)

 * Chapter 2. The Science of Learning

 * Chapter 3. Deep Processing

 * Chapter 4. Chunking

 * Chapter 5. Building Associations

 * Chapter 6. Dual Coding

 * Chapter 7. Deliberate Practice

 * Chapter 8. Combining Principles

 * Chapter 9. Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation

 * Chapter 10. Exercises and Activities

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

 

Stephen M. Kosslyn is currently the Founder, President and Chief Academic
Officer of Foundry College and is Founder and President of Active Learning
Sciences. Prior to that, he was Founding Dean and Chief Academic Officer of the
Minerva Schools at the Keck Graduate Institute. He previously served as Director
of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford
University after having been chair of the Department of Psychology, Dean of
Social Science, and the John Lindsley Professor of Psychology at Harvard
University. While at Harvard, he was also co-director of the Mind of the Market
Lab at Harvard Business School and a member of the Department of Neurology at
the Mass. General Hospital. He received a B.A. from UCLA and a Ph.D. from
Stanford University, both in psychology. Kosslyn's research has focused on the
nature of visual cognition, visual communication, and the science of learning;
he has authored or co-authored 14 books and over 300 papers on these topics.
Kosslyn has received numerous honors, including the National Academy of Sciences
Initiatives in Research Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship, three honorary
Doctorates (University of Caen, University of Paris Descartes, Bern University),
and election to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

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ENDORSEMENTS

“Every parent and student who were already online learners or who have been
pushed by the pandemic into the online world should read this book. Professor
Kosslyn has dedicated his academic life to the study of how human beings learn
and has developed extremely valuable lessons in how to thrive in a virtual
classroom.”

 

Bob Kerrey

Former U.S. Senator; President Emeritus, The New School

"This book is an essential resource for any teacher about optimizing their
approach to online instruction.  Dr. Kosslyn strikes the perfect balance between
outlining key pedagogical principles and dispensing practical teaching advice."

Stephen Bailey

Founder and CEO, ExecOnline, Inc.

"How do we ensure online learning lives up to its promise and potential? In
Active Learning Online, Stephen Kosslyn equips educators everywhere by
delivering fresh perspectives on the science of learning along with practical
ways they can be applied in real life courses. For all the years I’ve been
involved in adult learning and active learning, this book still surprised me
with brilliant insights and made me think about how to implement his ideas.”

Mary Hawkins

President, Bellevue University

"This is a phenomenally readable, concise and efficient summary of the current
science of active learning and how it can improve your teaching. It is full of
useful examples and clear explanations. While most of illuminating suggestions
are applied to online teaching, the practical advice here will also easily be
applied to any teaching situation. There is no better overview of this exploding
field and there could not be a better time for this book. Read it in a morning
and have your teaching transformed by the afternoon."

Jose Bowen

President Emeritus, Goucher College

“Stephen Kosslyn, one of the world's leading researchers on the science of
learning, provides practical, easy-to-use methods that help students learn more
effectively -- especially online, synchronously and asynchronously, and at
scale. This book is an invaluable tool for all educators, and an enlightening
resource for anyone interested in improving current education practices.”

Jeff Maggioncalda, CEO, Coursera

"This small book contains big ideas about active learning, both online and
in-person. Kosslyn bridges his knowledge of cognitive science with his
experience in two education technology start-ups to provide a pedagogical
handbook of sorts. Using engaging research studies, Kosslyn begins with an
overview of basic cognitive functions, specifically how we organize, store and
access information in memory. From here, he presents his own taxonomy of five
learning principles: deep processing, chunking, associations, dual coding and
deliberate practice. Then comes the lesson for instructors, as we come to
appreciate exercises grounded in these principles. After reading this book, you
will abandon the lecture for a brief lecture followed by active learning
exercises, for example asking students to teach another student, to take the
perspective or others through role playing or debate, to create content like a
podcast and more. If your goal is to teach to make material stick with your
students, and it should be, this book will be your guide."



Kathleen McCartney

President, Smith College

"At last--a book that summarizes principles from the learning sciences that is
at once both accessible and actionable! Any educator at any skill level will be
able to derive value from Kosslyn's valuable contribution to improve the
experience they offer students."

Michael B. Horn

Coauthor of Choosing College and Co-Founder of the Clayton Christensen Institute

“Active learning is a good idea that's rarely implemented. Stephen Kosslyn makes
here a persuasive case for its adoption and gives a straightforward plan to
create more engaging and effective courses. That's no surprise, because he
effortlessly combines enormous insight and experience into creative solutions.”

John Katzman

Founder and CEO of Noodle, and Founder and Former CEO of 2U and Princeton Review

“Drawing skillfully on a lifetime of teaching, conducting research, and leading
educational institutions, cognitive psychologist Stephen Kosslyn distills the
key components of effective education—online, as well as in the “live”
classroom. This book is timely and should be useful for any instructor.”

Howard Gardner

Hobbs Research Professor of Cognition and Education, Harvard Graduate School of
Education

“Active Learning Online is an extraordinary work that will revolutionize the way
you think about education, and will shape both educational practice and
conversations about effective education for many years and decades to come.”

Daniel J. Levitin 

Author of bestsellers This Is Your Brain on Music, The Organized Mind, and
Successful Aging

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