{"id":1058,"date":"2017-04-19T09:49:57","date_gmt":"2017-04-19T16:49:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/hybridflc\/?p=1058"},"modified":"2017-04-19T09:49:57","modified_gmt":"2017-04-19T16:49:57","slug":"helping-create-creators-knowledge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/hybridflc\/2017\/04\/19\/helping-create-creators-knowledge\/","title":{"rendered":"Helping to create creators of knowledge"},"content":{"rendered":"

As someone who consistently preaches the gospel of active learning to my students, I aim to overcome Pitfall #4, expect your students to consume knowledge rather than create it, as described in Five Common Pitfalls of Online Course Design\u00a0(Links to an external site.)<\/a>. In fact, in my current syllabus I have a statement that says, \u201cKnowledge is not something that can be simply given from one person to another. Therefore, simply showing up to class and passively listening is not sufficient to result in learning.\u201d In order to help students in my hybrid course become creators of knowledge rather than just consumers of it, I have identified a few crucial aspects of the course, which I will outline below.<\/p>\n

First, the core assignment of my Managing Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility course is the Personal Ethical Action Plan. This assignment is a very personal, action-oriented game plan that students are encouraged to take with them into the world of work. In it, students are tasked with identifying their core values, identifying and analyzing instances where they did and did not act on these values, crafting a professional purpose statement, drafting a self-story that shares the origins of their values, and then analyzing their strengths and weaknesses regarding speaking up when their values are challenged. Thus, the type of knowledge created in this assignment is primarily self-knowledge. Importantly, however, this self-knowledge is focused on changing behaviors such that they are more consistent with the values each student embraces.<\/p>\n

Second, I utilize learning journals where students are encouraged to engage in two types of writing. The first type is reflective, unstructured writing that is intended to allow for reflection and assimilation of knowledge. The second type consists of responding to structured prompts that challenge students to go beyond what was provided in the text and\/or other online resources in creating a deeper understanding of how the material fits with their pre-existing knowledge base. The combined impact of these writing types is that it allows students to \u201cknow what they think by seeing what they write\u201d an adaptation of Karl Weick\u2019s statement \u201cHow can I know what I think until I see what I say?\u201d<\/p>\n

I am still thinking of additional ways to foster an environment where creating knowledge, in the case of this course primarily self-knowledge, becomes a primary aim rather than simply consuming knowledge. I am interested to hear of ideas that others have with regards to this pitfall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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