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Intended Outcomes: - identify the common challenges that other PALSI Leaders are facing - describe what techniques and strategies can be used to - - tackle some of the major challenges like engaging students and answering their queries etc. Activities: - personal sharing of thoughts - collect PALSI Leaders' feedback - establish a rapport between and among the PALSI Leaders - use Think-Pair-Share for ice-breaking - review the feedback collected in the Training II - use jigsaw group to engage and learn together some instructional techniques and strategies ----- Team 1 Techniques for Encouraging Participation ----- Team 2 Effective Questioning ----- Team 3 Redirecting Questions ----- Team 4 Preparation ----- Team 5 Closing a session - Group reports on learning - Conclusions
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PALSI Leaders Training Workshop IIIHokling CHEUNG8 & 10 November 2011
Intended Outcomes
By the end of this workshop, PALSI Leaders should be able to
identify the common challenges that other PALSI Leaders are facing
describe what techniques and strategies can be used to tackle some of the major challenges like engaging students and answering their queries etc.
Image sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3_Idiotshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs
Something that occupy my mind the last couple of week.
Review• What do you think about the second PALSI Leader training session?
Rate the usefulness of that session by coloring stars below with 1 star as the least and maximum 7 stars as the most useful.
• What do you think should be included in the PALSI Leader training sessions?
• How are you? It’s week 11 now. How’s your own study and life at the university? Rate the satisfaction of your own performance on learning by coloring the hearts below with 1 heart as the least and maximum 7 hearts as the most satisfactory.
Think Pair Share • Share with the one sitting next to you. Two
in one group to talk about your ratings.
• Share a little bit more on the issues you are facing which affects your satisfaction on your learning performance.
• From the conversation, identify something good about him or her that deserves some praise.
Demographic Data: Departments
Number of PALSI leaders responded 95 on 11-13 October 2011
PALSI Leaders’ Self-Reflection
People skills
Content knowledge
Explanation & answering question
Presentation & Communication
Engagement
Session organisation & Preparation
Language command
Attitude
Venue & resources
No problem
0.00% 10.00% 20.00% 30.00%
PALSI Leaders’ Self-perceived Weaknesses
People skills
Content knowledge
Explanation & answering question
Presentation & Communication
Engagement
Session organisation & Preparation
Language command
Attitude
Venue & resources
No problem
0.00% 10.00% 20.00% 30.00%
PALSI Leaders’ Self-perceived Weaknesses
Number of PALSI leaders responded 95 on 11-13 October 2011
People skills
Content knowledge
Explanation & answering question
Presentation & Communication
Engagement
Session organisation & Preparation
Language command
Attitude
Venue & resources
No problem
0.00% 10.00% 20.00% 30.00%
PALSI Leaders’ Self-perceived Weaknesses
Jigsaw Group
G R O U P 1. Please five of you form one
group. Quickly form it with people sitting nearby. Give your group a single word name.
2. Assign each group member a unique number from 1 to 5.
13 5
2 4
GROUP MISSIONMission
You have to draft a manual to enhance the effectiveness of PALSI sessions,
“Practical Instructional Manual for PALSI Sessions”. It is expected to be used by PALSI leaders with the most important and practical skills and ideas.
Rundown• 3-min Group formation & mission identification • 3-min Learning Team formation• 10-min Learning & Discussion• 10-min Report to the Group & Discussion• 15-min Presentation (each group has only 2-min)
L E A R N I N G T E A M S
• Team 1 Techniques for Encouraging Participation• Team 2 Effective Questioning• Team 3 Redirecting Questions • Team 4 Preparation• Team 5 Closing a session
R E P O R TGroup name
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Adapted from Capstick, S., & Fleming, H., (2004), The learning environment of peer assisted learning by The University of Queensland.Image source: http://www.science.uq.edu.au/pass/docs/other/PASS-Leader-Development-Handbook.pdfInformation source: http://pal.bournemouth.ac.uk/documents/Bnfts%20%26%20Shrtcmngs%20%20of%20PAL3.pdf
Pick only two
GOOD
FASTCHEAP
Workshop Planning
Let’s see what techniques and strategies were used in this workshop.• Preparation• Ice breaking: about me• Review activity: evaluate & think-pair-share• Data and information• Jigsaw group activity: learn, share & engage• Closing session
Pursue excellence, and success will follow …
Rancho, 3 Idiots (2009)
Today my respect for that idiot shot up. Most of us went to college just for a degree. No degree meant no plum job, no pretty wife, no credit card, no social status. But none of this mattered to him, he was in college for the joy of learning, he never cared if he was first or last.
Farhan Qureshi, 3 Idiots (2009)
Hokling CHEUNGOffice of Education Development and Gateway Education
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