Title: Activity Packet - 5 Steps / 5 Days
Course: FLO MicroCourse: Metacognition: Rethinking the Role of Thinking in Learning > Section: Hub

Activity Packet

Territory Acknowledgment

We acknowledge that we live and work on the unceded, traditional territory of the Stó:lō peoples. We express our gratitude and respect for the honour of living and working in this territory.

Overview

This course takes place over 5 days, with a bit of spill over into the weekend to tie up loose ends. The idea is to provide a supportive environment for you to ask questions, take risks, offer advice, and have fun.

Facilitating Learning Online (FLO) MicroCourses are short, single-topic, hands-on and free. In one week, you will dip into the FLO experience, and leave with something practical and useful for your own teaching practice.

Participation

You should expect to spend at least 5 hours for course activities during the week. If you don't have prior online teaching and learning experience you might need to invest more time. Active participation will make this course successful for everyone!

Monday

Initial reflection: Think it!

Suggested time frame for completion: post by Tuesday morning

- Reflect on what you already know about metacognition
- Post this initial reflection in the Sharing and Feedback Discussion Forum - Activity 1. Follow the instructions in the forum description.
- Review selected articles about the role of metacognition in the learning process found on the Research, Resources, and Applications page.

Tuesday + Wednesday

Design and share

Suggested time frame for completion: post by Wednesday morning

- Read the articles that describe a variety of metacognitive activities for different courses - found on the Research, Resources, and Applications page.
- Design one (or more) activity that could be applied to your course.
- Post your draft metacognitive activity/activities in the Sharing and Feedback Discussion Forum - Activity 2. Follow the instructions in the forum description.

Thursday + Friday

Review, give feedback, revise, reflect

Suggested time frame for completion: by Thursday morning

- Review the newly designed metacognitive activities in the Sharing and Feedback Discussion Forum Activity 2.
- Give feedback to the other participants' activities in the Sharing and Feedback Discussion Forum Activity 2 threads. Follow the instructions in the forum description.

Suggested time frame for completion: by Friday morning

- Revise your activities as/if needed. Feel free to post your revised activities. Post in Sharing and Feedback Discussion Forum - Activity 3. Follow the instructions in the forum description.

Suggested time frame for completion: by Friday evening or as soon as possible.

- Review and reflect on your learning during this week's activities and the feedback you received on your activity (if you submitted an activity). What have you learned from this Micro FLO?
- Post in Sharing and Feedback Discussion Forum - Activity 4. Follow the instructions in the forum description.

Some guiding questions are offered in the Sharing and Feedback forum. Use the MicroCourse feedback rubric to guide your feedback!