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January 2019 1
TIP SHEET
Inspire High-Order Student Thinking
Tips for Using Your Learning Management System
BY JIM CIANCA, PhD
As an accomplished educator, you want to move students
beyond the foundations of Remembering and Understanding
in Bloom's Taxonomic Scale
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to complex thinking skills. You
want to inspire and challenge them to demonstrate learning
through Application, Analysis, Evaluation, and Creation.
Educational technology offers a unique suite of tools
that aids in accomplishing this goal,
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and your Learning
Management System (LMS) is one of them. Below are
best practices for using it.
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Prep students for high-order interaction with class pages.
Higher-order thinking requires time and
personal attention—both are maximized
if students engage with content prior to
class. Use your LMS class pages to post
reading, video, audio, and image content
that students access online before they
walk through your door. They will show
up with an understanding of foundational
concepts, and you can ask them to
Analyze, Evaluate, and Create responses
to materials they've already digested—
challenging them to collaborate and
Apply material right away.
