{"id":1650,"date":"2021-11-27T05:48:18","date_gmt":"2021-11-27T05:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/ctvsd5\/?page_id=1650"},"modified":"2021-11-27T05:48:18","modified_gmt":"2021-11-27T05:48:18","slug":"scaffolding-support-into-learning-design","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/ctvsd5\/learning-resources\/scaffolding-support-into-learning-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Scaffolding support into learning design"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What is scaffolding?<\/span><\/h2>\n
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A Soviet Psychologist, Lev Vygotsky (1896-1934) conducted many studies that led to instructional scaffolding, sometimes referred to as \u201cVygotsky scaffolding<\/a>\u201d.\n<\/p>\n

The idea behind instructional scaffolding is to build on knowledge the student has, and slowly remove the assistance (scaffolding) until the student can complete the task without the assistance of the trainer. Much like teaching a child to walk we start by holding their hand. A student is able to build on what they know and learn by guidance and working with the assistance of others until they can work independently.<\/p>\n

Why do we scaffold?\n<\/p>\n

When you are aware of the challenges students may face, you can build support into your training design to support the learners.\n<\/p>\n

If you can eliminate common issues in the design, you can reduce the modification and variation later.\n<\/p>\n

By understanding the common issues that may impact on your expected cohort of learners, you are on the way to reducing their impact.\n<\/p>\n

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How to plan scaffolding in your design<\/span><\/h2>\n

Ways to scaffold<\/b>\n<\/p>\n

When scaffolding support into your learning design consider at what points you will need to explain new concepts or tasks.\n<\/p>\n

All adults have learning and experiences which are often relevant to the new journey. As a trainer it is beneficial to check with the students as to what they already know about a new topic before introducing new information to expand that knowledge or adapt what they know to the new topic.\n<\/p>\n

Introducing a new topic to a student may look like this:\n<\/p>\n