Metacognition and learning: Strategies for Instructional Design — from guestlessons.com; guest post by Connie Malamed
Excerpt from Metacognitive Strategies section
Metacognitive strategies facilitate learning how to learn. You can incorporate these, as appropriate, into eLearning courses, social learning experiences, pre- and post-training activities and other formal or informal learning experiences.
- Ask questions.
- Foster self-reflection.
- Encourage self-questioning.
- Teach strategies directly.
- Promote autonomous learning.
- Provide access to mentors.
- Solve problems with a team.
- Think aloud.
- Self-explanation.
- Provide opportunities for making errors.