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Advocating for Peer-Based Learning

By Joseph Okeiga

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Peers

Learning

Success

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LEaRnINg!

What they don't understand about peer-based learning and what they will never tell you is that when you're learning from your peers, you understand the material better, your retention rate is much higher, and when you expect to feel like you're learning, you don't.

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"Sociocultural approaches to learning have recognized that kids gain most of their knowledge and competencies in contexts that do not involve formal instruction" -Mimi Ito

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"Peer-Based Learning involves working together to achieve a learning goal" -Mimi Ito

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Studies have proved that the average student retention rate is the greatest when they teach others

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What does peer-based learning look like?

HOMAGO!!

Hanging out, Messing around, and Geeking out!

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Hanging out

Peer-Based Learning occurs most in informal settings

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Socializing

Hanging out looks like.....

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Actively participating in social activities such as watching TV

Hanging out looks like....

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Messing around looks like...

Watching Educational YouTube videos

(Using technology to support interest driven activities)

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"Social networks is an integral part of developing a sense of personal identity as a social being." -Mimi Ito

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Messing around with Social Networks

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Playing a game of basketball

“Kids pick up academic content and skills as part of their play” - James Gee

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Messing around looks like....

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Students in class on their laptops

Messing around looks like...

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Brainstorming ideas for a group project

Messing around looks like....

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Experimentation with "no right answer"

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Messing around looks like...

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Geeking out...

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“Youth tend to affiliate and compete with their peers” - Mimi Ito

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Study Groups

Geeking out looks like...

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Give youth avenues for performance and other ways of publicly displaying their work

Geeking out should....

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Involve guided instruction from trained mentors, institutional staff, or other media specialists.

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Geeking out should..

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Allow youth to level up in their areas of interest.

Geeking out should..

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Works Cited Page

Ito, Mimi. HOMAGO Essentials. Creative Commons Attribution. Web. 28 Apr 2013. <http://youmedia.org/node/120/research/homago-essentials>

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Ito, Mizuko, et al. Hanging out, Messing Around, and Geeking Out. Massachusetts: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 2010. Print