Learning journey

Critical reading

Train critical reading skills with technology-enhanced comprehension activity

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Learning outcome

Prep time

Low (<10 min)

Activity type

Learning Journey

Why this learning journey?

Learning journeys are multi-step course templates based on active learning for different target learning outcomes. This journey will help you with:

Develop academic reading skills

By relying on the priming method, this journey guides students in the reading process and encourages them to develop deeper understanding of the content and critical reading skills.

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Stimulate deeper understanding

Using social annotation encourages students to thoroughly analyze the content and exchange thoughts with peers, resulting in deeper understanding of the materials.

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Enhance continuous engagement

Students are continuously motivated to engage in the learning process via interactive activities and meaningful dialogues (student-content, student-student, student-teacher).

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Activity setup

Activity steps

Critical reading

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Activity steps

Asynchronous reading comprehension

Instructors upload the reading materials to Comprehension tool, then annotate the themes and questions for students to identify and respond to. Students read the text and identify the sections that relate to the listed themes, annotate these relevant passages and optionally summarize multiple annotations.

‍• ASYNCHRONOUS • INDIVIDUAL

Clarification session

‍The annotations made by students are used to fuel an in-class discussion. This is where instructors clarify the most common misconceptions and questions emerged during the previous activity, while students engage in discussion with peers on the reading.

‍• SYNCHRONOUS • CLASS

Self reflection

‍Students reflect on the reading comprehension process: how they annotate the reading and how the activity helped them understand the text. This activity helps to develop self-regulatory learning and critical reflection.