Behind the Screens – Developing a Digital Learning Literacy

Lifelong learning, the goal of higher education and the foundation of a free society is inaccessible to many individuals around the world because they lack the literacy skills necessary to leverage the numerous resources available through digital learning technologies. Online learning experiences require individuals to have some level of learning fluency in order to maximize the opportunity. Lack of this has caused the explosion of information online to become more of a barrier than a bridge to the development of literacy skills among those who need them most. A solution to this problem would be to shift the focus of formal education onto the development of student learning fluency.

The Impact of Learning Fluency on The Achievement Gap

Kevin J May, 2015 For Dr. Jeffrey Foley Colorado State University   Author Note This is a pilot study for research testing the feasibility of designing higher education around teaching students how to learn. To contribute to future study, see results, or view details on the program in development, please visit http://www.listenlovelead.com/education. Abstract Students that … Continue reading The Impact of Learning Fluency on The Achievement Gap

The Great Books, Hutchins, Adler, & The Liberal Arts

“The greatest university of all is a collection of books.” —Thomas Carlyle Kevin Jenson (October 2, 2014) The Great Conversation The Great Books movement began thousands of years ago with what R.M. Hutchins called “The Great Conversation.” According to Hutchins, who is credited with applying this conversation to the liberal arts education through his Great … Continue reading The Great Books, Hutchins, Adler, & The Liberal Arts