Re: Content Structuralization

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On Sunday, January 17, 2016 at 4:56:16 PM UTC-8, Ersin Ertan wrote:

Having done some memory based lessons, I would like to consider how the techniques could be integrated into the content delivery system.

1. Top down understanding helps provide a bigger picture understanding, thus a hierarchy would need to be implemented. Within the hierarchy and starting from the parent node, each level down would dictate the order of presentation. Ex. I'm learning a new topic; so content relevant to what the topic is about is taught first. The second level would then of specific sub topics the make up the topic. This way if a student had a certain motivation they could choose to learn one branch of the tree(depth first) or level by level(breadth first) for general understanding.

Thats a great way to personalize content!  At the moment the best way to cluster information is through sets.  The more focused they are in terms of topics, the more selective your students can get about following their interests.  If you want to create multiple pathways starting from the same parent set, you may create multiple series, ordered along a line of inquiry that you anticipate they would follow.  Series are like playlists, there are no limits to how many times a set is put in a series.  

2. Assuming a hierarchy, make use of the primacy effect by displaying memories closer to the root of the node then working your way down to situationally specific memories. Because of the recency of the primed material, ones mental schema(containing fundamental knowledge) allows for a stronger neural connection with the most important facts, thus new material learned can be maintained by a elaborative tree traversal as the student formulates the 'why' such knowledge is structured/presented/exists the way it is. Ex. A 'travel cheap and fast' course could present social building skills as fundamental topics, so when you get down to a specific branch teaching about finding a cheap place to stay, the student would be primed to use their social skills to ask others who may have experience/answers to their questions. Furthermore, the student could then summarize that most subtopics presenting ways to find cheap materials/best locations/etc. would be solved by using their social(fundamental) skills.

Really great ideas, and it's very cool you've studied this topic so deeply!  Although you may be able to introduce hierarchy through the initial presentation, the algorithm takes over once its learns about your memories.  Once you have studied a bit, all memories are treated equally and scheduled according to what most urgently needs to be reviewed. It is an interesting idea to require the priming of some memories before others are reviewed, but that would involve a lot of time and planning.  Great vision though.  Thank you!