The Higher Education Learning Framework has been created as a guide for organisations, teachers and students to help frame thinking about teaching and learning design in higher education.
Alexandra Osika, Dr Stephanie MacMahon, Associate Professor Jason M. Lodge, and Professor Annemaree Carroll from The University of Queensland’s Learning Lab explore each of the seven principles of learning through a series of short articles published as a collection in the Times Higher Education (THE) Campus.
The fifth principle, learning to learn and higher order thinking, focuses on the awareness of thinking processes and learning strategies, when and how to use them, when and how to evaluate their effectiveness, and developing these capacities in learners.
Students often enter higher education having been well supported and scaffolded in their formal school environments. However, this support may not have prepared learners to succeed in higher education, where students are required to self-regulate and engage in higher order thinking. Higher education learning experiences should not just involve helping students master content (the 'what' of learning) but also give them knowledge and capabilities around 'how' to learn.
