The DELETE Approach

This book describes a new pedagogical approach to learning design by intentionally designing and incorporating errors into learning experiences. DELETE stands for Designing Errors for Learning and Teaching and it is an approach that targets the roles that errors can play in establishing the contextual boundaries of rules and operating procedures for learners. With clarity of boundaries, learners understand the context under which rules apply and don't apply, resulting in the development of competencies and capabilities and, subsequently, expertise.

DELETE as a methodology is useful for developing cognitive, affective, social and metacognitive capabilities in ways which are different from typical training pedagogies, focusing on contextual boundaries that enable application of concepts besides the concepts themselves, while typical training pedagogies focus on teaching the concepts.

The book provides stories and experiences as well as actual resources (e.g., case studies, critical incidents, Math problem sums) demonstrating the use of DELETE when designing lesson plans, learning resources and assessment items.

Contents:

• Preface

• Introduction

• The Reasons for Designing Errors for Learning and Teaching (DELETE):

  • What are 'Errors'?
  • Why Learn from Errors?
  • How Do We Learn?

• How DELETE (Designing Errors for Learning and Teaching) Works: The Error-Making Process:

  • Competencies and Beyond: Developing Proficiency and Expertise
  • Incorporating Variability and Unpredictability in Training to Develop Capabilities
  • Locating the DELETE Approach Within the Curriculum Design Process

• The Process of Designing Errors for Learning and Teaching:

  • Examining the DELETE Approach as a Process
  • The Four Parameters in DELETE Approach

• The DELETE Process: Designing Error, Task and the Engagement:

  • Designing the Task
  • Designing the Engagement and Review Process
  • The DELETE Error Engagement and Experimentation (E3) Learning Cycle
  • The Engagement and Review Process: Use Cases
  • The Seven-Step Process in the DELETE Approach
  • Preparation and Research: Collate and Analyse Errors
  • Defining the Types of Errors Using the 3 Cs

• Developing Competences in Five Critical Areas:

  • Developing Metacognition
  • Developing Cognition
  • Developing Emotion
  • Developing Psychomotor Skills
  • Developing Sociality and Interpersonal Skills
  • Holistic Development Beyond Competency

• Selecting and Designing the Errors to Trigger Reflection and Learning:

  • Linking Error Design with Learning Outcomes: Metacognition
  • Linking Error Design with Learning Outcomes: Cognition
  • Linking Error Design with Learning Outcomes: Emotion
  • Linking Error Design with Learning Outcomes: Psychomotor
  • Linking Error Design with Learning Outcomes: Sociality
  • Linking Error Design with Learning Outcomes: Holistic Development
  • Refining Errors

• Worked Examples for Students and Adult Learners:

  • Designing Errors for Students: Examples
  • Designing Errors for Adult Learners
  • Designing Errors Based on Real Life Examples for Purposive Learning
  • How the DELETE Approach Differs from Other Instructional Designs
  • Working with AI and Next Steps

• References

• Annex A: Lesson Design Template for the DELETE Approach

• Annex B: Notes and Models

• Index

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