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it is important to clearly define the target audience of workshops, including their
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background knowledge and training needs.
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## Cognitive development and mental models
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Effective learning is facilitated by the creation of a well-founded *mental model*.
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Adapted from [Teaching Tech Together](https://teachtogether.tech/en/index.html), licensed under [CC-BY-NC-4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)
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```{challenge} Mapping a mental model (20 min)
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On a piece of paper, draw a simplified concept map of a topic that you are already teaching or
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that you want to teach in the future.
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```{challenge} Mapping a mental model (10+10 min)
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Using tools of your choice, draw a simplified concept map of a topic that you are already teaching or that you want to teach in the future.
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Some notes to guide you:
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- What are 3-4 core concepts involved?
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- How are those concepts related?
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- If you would like to try out an online tool for this exercise, visit [https://excalidraw.com](https://excalidraw.com)
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Afterwards, share and discuss your concept maps in a breakout room:
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- Were they straightforward to create/ structure?
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- Are they easy to understand for others on first glance?
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###Integrating new knowledge
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## Integrating new knowledge
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According to the [constructivism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constructivism_(philosophy_of_education)) theory in education, learners do not acquire knowledge and
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understanding by passively perceiving it but rather by constructing new understanding and knowledge
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-**Fundamental beliefs**. These beliefs are deeply connected
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to the learner’s social identity and are the hardest to change.
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```{challenge} Describe a misconception (5 min)
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Describe a misconception you have encountered as a teacher or as a learner.
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Write it down in the shared workshop document.
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## Expertise and teaching
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Expertise is more than just knowing more facts - an expert's mental models are also much more densely connected (as we saw above). Having a greater connectivity of a mental model allows experts to:
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