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It began as a competition!
Univ. of British Columbia website www.iontrap.umd.edu/group_members/index.html
vs.Award-winning professor and Nobel laureate
Plucky Postdoc
Regular Physics Class Lecture
LectureInteractive teaching methodsWeek 12
Force Concept
Inventory
Weeks 1-11
Week XX
L Deslauriers et al. Science
Fig. 1 Histogram of student scores for the two sections.
L Deslauriers et al. Science 2011;332:862-864
Published by AAAS
Learning is the goal of teaching
Learning can’t be measured
Active learning requires students do something
Choose the “do” wisely
Learning is the goal of teaching.
How do you know if your students have learned something?
You can only measure what students do.
• Performance on a quiz or exam• Essay, report or other writing• Quality of feedback in discussions• Facial expressions, body language
Three definitions that will aid your understanding of the rest of this presentation.
1. Learning: Learning is a significant change in capability, understanding, knowledge, practices, attitudes or values.
Write this definition down in your handout.
2. Active learning: Active learning is an instructional method that engages students in the learning process.
Translate this definition into your own words and write it down.
3. Classroom assessment techniques: are mostly simple, non-graded, in-class activities that gather useful feedback on the teaching-learning process from all of your students.
Turn to the person next to you and discuss your understanding of this definition.
Classroom Assessment #1
1. Turn over your piece of paper with your definitions.
2. Which of these three definitions do you feel most comfortable with i.e. feel like you understand?A. LearningB. Active learningC. Classroom Assessment Techniques
Active learning is an instructional method that engages students in the learning process.
Advantages of active learning for students.
• Active learning leads to improved retention of material
• Active learning leads to improved student thinking and writing
• Active learning leads to better student attitudes
Summarized from Prince, 2006
Advantages of active learning for teachers.
• Active learning allows instructors to quickly gain valuable feedback on their students learning.
• Active learning provides a “break” for instructors to reflect and recover.
• Active learning can make teaching more enjoyable.
Choose your “do” wisely.
Examples of active learning.
1. Discussion Large group Small group
2. Active Lecturing Note sharing
3. Classroom Assessment Techniques Sample exam question
Examples of active learning.
1. Discussion Large group Small group
2. Active Lecturing Note sharing
3. Classroom Assessment Techniques Sample exam question
What are the advantages & disadvantages of a large group discussion?
Advantages:• Greater diversity of ideas/opinions• Students can potentially hear from more people• Allows instructor to pause and take pulseDisadvantages:• Easy for students to withdraw• Challenging for introverted students• Doesn’t give instructor pulse of all
Your handout
has a reading
about
facilitating
discussions
What are the advantages and disadvantages of small group discussions?
Advantages:• All students participate• Reduces feeling of anonymity in large classes• Students can tutor each otherDisadvantages:• May take more time• Students may resist
Classroom Assessment #2
When did you feel most engaged with the discussion material on discussion?
A. During the large group discussionB. During the small group discussion
Examples of active learning.
1. Discussion Large group Small group
2. Active Lecturing Note sharing
3. Classroom Assessment Techniques Sample exam question
The Bookends Model illustrates how active learning can be incorporated into a lecture.
Karl Smith
Karl Smith
Class design template
Activity – Identify a portion of your teaching that you would like to make more active.
Examples of active learning.
1. Discussion Large group Small group
2. Active Lecturing Note sharing
3. Classroom Assessment Techniques Sample exam question
Classroom assessment techniques are:
mostly simple, non-graded, in-class activities that gather useful feedback on the teaching-learning process from all of your students.
Classroom Assessment Techniques National Teaching and Learning Forum
Skills, processes, and engagement can be assessed.
• Mastery of concepts or skills• Course processes like small group work or
your teaching• Student engagement
E = MC2
CATs are useful for faculty.
• Provides feedback in time to make corrections• Provides information quickly• Communicates to students that you care
about their learning
CATs are useful for students.
• Gives them a meta view of their own learning• Provides them feedback to alter study habits• Provides evidence that the instructor cares
Your CAT should contain all three components below.
Gather information
from ALL students
Evaluate student
responses
Communicate results to students
Sample exam Question
Which of the following patients would you assign to the LPN?
A. A new admit from the ERB. A patient with a blood pressure of 150/90C. A patient to be discharged later todayD. A surgical patient just arrived from the
recovery room
This work is from which culture?
A. SumerianB. MycenaeanC. EtruscanD. Minoan
The diagram shows a wheel rolling without slipping along a horizontal road, from left to right. A piece of mud on the rim becomes detached at M when the contact between wheel and road is at P. Which of the Arrows, A, B, C, D, E best shows the initial direction of the path followed by the detached particle?
There are
more
examples
of CATs in
your
handout
The Bookends Model illustrates how Classroom Assessment Techniques can be incorporated into a lecture.
Karl Smith
Tips for implementing active learning techniques.
• Begin on day one
• Start small
• Tell students why they are doing it
• Expect some resistance
• Create more class time
Activity – Design an active learning approach for the portion of your teaching that you would like to make more active. Describe this to your partner.
Learning is the goal of teaching
Learning can’t be measured
Active learning requires students do something
Choose the “do” wisely