#VWEDU #DTA Inquiry-based learning: "Here's what you have to know." changes to "Here's how to find out things."

Inquiry-based learning: 
"Here's what you have to know."  changes to 
"Here's how to find out things."

Inquiry-based learning sets students to the task of collecting and organizing the content they are supposed to learn in the class.  They don't just learn that content, they practice the skills of collecting information.  And, about themselves, they learn what they can do.   This article is explicitly licensed Public Domain (CC0).

The Empty Classroom

Students off researching

• Digital Teaching Assistant (DTA)
• With inquiry-based learning students don't just learn to remember the content.
• They practice skills that they can use for future learning.
• The gamification of learning how to learn. Learn what you can do
• Learning how to learn | Barbara Oakley | TEDxOaklandUniversity

Inquiry-based learning

• Scholarly articles for inquiry-based learning
• Inquiry-based learning (wikipedia) 
• Inquiry-based learning (search) 
• Learning how to learn (search)
• Student-thinking versus breadwinner-thinking versus entrepreneurial thinking: coming of age in school
•  Digital Teaching Assistant (DTA) as facilitator 

• update 11/7/2019 Linden Lab Lays Off 30 Staff. VWBPE 2020 STELLAR – Sponsorship Opportunities

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DTA as facilitator

• If done in groups, DTA can serve as group facilitator.
• Digicoach for project-management in self-managed teams

Collecting information

• DTA as search coach
• How to search with google (search) 

Organizing information

• DTA as writing coach
• Writing coach (search) 

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