Interest & Prior Knowledge in Free-Choice Learning

This is the second show of the 2016 Fall term for SED 582-Personal Dimensions of Free-Choice Learning. Dr. John Falk hosts the show and his guest is Dr. Nancy Staus, Senior Researcher at Oregon State University. Topics to discuss include the ways interest, prior knowledge and experience shape learning. Also, given time, we might also touch on the current debates about individual differences, multiple intelligences, and learning styles. What do we need to know for our work in facilitating learning in general and free-choice learning in particular?