Elderly Learning and Engagement in the Digital Age

Strategic Partnerships

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Strategic Partnerships

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Contents

1. Minerva Background 2. Components of Our Approach • • • •

Interdisciplinary Curricula Fully Active Learning Pedagogy Outcomes-Driven Assessment Forum™ Virtual Learning Environment

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3. Partnerships • • • • • •

Discovery Design & Consultation/Advisory Development Preparation Delivery & Support Measurement & Analysis

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Who We Are

The global leader in educational innovation Provider of comprehensive, evidence-based learning solutions with integrated services Collaborative partner in development of transformational programs for high schools, universities, and organizations ©2021 Minerva Project, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Expanded Reach

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Amplifying the power of transformational learning

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Minerva Schools at KGI

Keck Graduate Institute

Step 01: Minerva Project entered an alliance with Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) to develop and incubate Minerva Schools at KGI. Step 02: Minerva Project has since expanded its partnerships to include other higher education institutions, high schools, and business organizations. ©2021 Minerva Project, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Step 03: Minerva Schools at KGI will become Minerva University (pending independent accreditation); Minerva Project will continue to provide core services and support to its flagship institution, as it does for all other partners around the world.

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Components of the Model

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Three educational pillars supported by an advanced technology platform

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interdisciplinary curriculum design

fully active learning instruction

outcomes-focused feedback & assessment

Forum™ virtual learning environment

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Components of the Model

Interdisciplinary curricula are designed to impart seminal skills that can be transferred across contexts.

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Interdisciplinary Curriculum Design

Learning Outcomes Four core competencies with universal relevance

Personal Abilities

Interpersonal Abilities

Critical Thinking

Effective Communication

e.g., claim evaluation, decision selection

e.g., written, spoken, nonverbal, multimedia

Creative Thinking

Effective Interaction

e.g., problem solving, concept development

e.g., teamwork, negotiations

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Interdisciplinary Curriculum Design

Learning Outcomes Cognitive training to develop transferable skills across 80 dimensions

Habits of Mind

Foundational Concepts

Ways of thinking that become automatic with deliberate practice

Fundamental ideas that promote adaptive behavior

e.g., identifying emergence in complex social systems, as well as attractors and critical points in system dynamics via systems thinking approaches and frameworks

e.g., cognitive bias; choice architecture; creative heuristics; purpose-driven leadership

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Learning Outcomes

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#managingbias

Common Cognitive Biases Identify these (and other) common biases in yourself and others to mitigate their irrational effects on decision making and judgment.

Confirmation Bias

Status Quo Bias

Availability Bias

Sunk Cost Fallacy

Loss Aversion

Bandwagon Effect

Anchor Bias

Hyperbolic Discounting

A focus on information that only confirms existing beliefs or perceptions

Overestimation of the importance or likelihood of events based on available information

Sense that pain of loss is twice as powerful as pleasure of gain

Over-reliance on initial “anchor” messages in decision making

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Preference for the current state over any kind of change (a.k.a. “don’t rock the boat”)

Tendency to continue investing in an effort that has already been invested in (a.k.a. “throwing good money after bad”)

Increased adoption of ideas or beliefs based on others’ adoption (a.k.a. “groupthink”)

Preference for a smaller payoff, sooner over a lager reward, later

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Components of the Model

Fully Active Learning engages learners in every class, leading to improved retention and recall.

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Components of the Model

Frequent feedback and assessment focus on evaluating performance and growth in specific learning outcomes.

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Components of the Model

Forum™ is designed specifically to support the three pillars of our evidence-based methodology.

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Forum™ Virtual Learning Environment

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Forum™ Virtual Learning Environment

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Integrating Learning and Development into a Single Journey and Platform

Instructor-facilitated Fully Active Learning

Data-informed Program Impact Measurement

Interdisciplinary Courses & Experiential Projects Forum™ Virtual Learning Environment

Frequent Rubric-driven Feedback & Assessment ©2021 Minerva Project, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Cohort-based Social Learning & Development

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Partnership Approach

Minerva Partnerships Process, Service, and Benefits

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Partnership Approach

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Process Collaborative Program Design, Development, and Delivery

03 Development

02 Design & Advisory 01 Discovery

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05 Delivery & Support

04 Preparation

06 Measurement & Analysis

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Integrated Services & Support

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Minerva helps build institutional capacity, while providing deep expertise, and extensive support for the lifetime of our partnerships.

Curriculum Design and Content Integration

Instructor Training in the Science of Learning

Systematic Impact Measurement

Technical Guidance and Sustained Support

Expert curriculum designers help construct lessons, courses, and programs, incorporating relevant content from your educational asset library.

Instruction faculty are taught the theory and practice of fully active learning and other techniques from the learning sciences.

All classes are recorded and all instructors and participants given access to performance data and detailed evaluation of specific learning outcomes.

A dedicated team of technology specialists help ensure that every class session runs smoothly and all participants are supported in their learning.

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Kenn Ross Managing Director, Asia kenn@minervaproject.com

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