EDUC 5313 Week 3: How People Learn

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For this week's blog, I read chapters 4-6 of "How people learn II: Learners, contexts, and cultures" from the National Academies Press (2018). My focus was on Chapter 4, which specifically emphasized processes that support learning. The following is an infographic on how people learn and make connections between thinking, memory, and creativity. It draws from chapter 4, but also Gura (2020) on the Creative Classroom and Rivero's How to Use 5 Tools to Foster Creativity (2020). It describes how metacognitive skills such as self-regulation, focus, and reflection enable students to really participate in their own learning and how these ideas are also aligned with the ISTE Standard for Empowered Learner, in which students use technology to set goals, solve problems, and reflect on their learning journey.


Infographic:.Gathered from How People Learn, Gura, and Rivero; 
shows how thinking, memory, and creativity work together to help students become empowered learners.


References:

Gura, M. (2020). Fostering Student Creativity. EdTech Digest the State of the Arts, Creativity, and Technology 2020: A Guide for Educators and Parents. p. 7.

International Society for Technology in Education. (2016). ISTE standards for students. ISTE. https://www.iste.org/standards/for-students

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. (2018). How people learn II: Learners, contexts, and cultures. Washington, D.C.: The National Academies Press. http://doi.org/10.17226/24783

Rivero, V. (2020). A Whole New Class of Art. EdTech Digest the State of the Arts, Creativity and Technology 2020: A Guide for Educators and Parents. p. 12-20


Comments

  1. Melody McCartyOctober 29, 2025 at 9:18 PM

    Liz,
    I absolutely love your infographic! The cartoon brain is adorable and creative. I also like how it gets right to the point and is very easy to read.

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  2. JennNovember 2, 2025 at 5:48 AM

    Your brain digital clip art is so engaging! I love the process you took him through. So well done!

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