Student Engagement as Effective Means to Knowledge Transfer and Retention

This presentation discussed student engagement as an effective means for knowledge transfer and retention, emphasizing that "transfer is remarkably hard to achieve" and highlighting the importance of understanding how humans remember and learn. The session covered four key areas: how humans remember (including the Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve), four types of assessments (diagnostic, formative, interim, and summative), formative assessment strategies and their implementation, and the critical role of feedback in learning. The presenters explored Dylan Wiliam's five formative assessment strategies, including clarifying learning intentions, engineering effective classroom discussions, providing meaningful feedback, activating learners as instructional resources for one another, and activating learners as owners of their own learning. The presentation also addressed service learning as a pedagogical approach that creates opportunities for deeper engagement through research practicum and engaged scholarship opportunities. Throughout the session, participants engaged in turn-and-share activities, table talks, and reflection exercises using the circle-square-triangle method to process key takeaways, discuss implementation strategies, and identify areas for further exploration.