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Austin, You are correct that the personal attitude of the student is of utmost importance. You are also correct in that encouraging them to go beyond the basics is our job as the instructor. Dr. Moody Crews

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Bloomâ€™s Taxonomy

Richard, Absolutely. When you think about it we used to waste a lot of time in class giving them the basic knowledge component of their learning and then expected the student to somehow get to the higher level learning on their own. Dr. Moody Crews

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Bloomâ€™s Taxonomy

Pilar, I like the terminology "virtual playground" because isn't that how it should be so that learning is fun. Dr. Moody Crews

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Bloomâ€™s Taxonomy

V., Very true. Just a reminder that Bloom's Taxonomy has been revised. Make sure you're looking at the revised taxonomy and not the original. Dr. Moody Crews

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Advantages and Benefits

Earle, This is true. I hope you are thinking about how you can do it properly. Think about what that would look like in your classroom. Dr. Moody Crews

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Jeffery, Great. Practice and performance - Two keys to learning. Dr. Moody Crews

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Mark, I agree and pretty much everyone will have those multiple responsibilities outside of the classroom. Dr. Moody Crews

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Lisa, Very good point. I would go so far as to say without experiential learning there will never be true mastery of anything. No matter how many times someone reads something. Dr. Moody Crews

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Daniel, Very true. Think about how you would spend that classroom time to guide student learning. Dr. Moody Crews

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Cynthia, Good points. When those questions come up at home, they often do not make it back to the next classroom session. Then all students lose the opportunity to learn from those questions. Dr. Moody Crews