active learning: why & how?. teaching metaphors alignment with teaching goals? teaching goals...
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Active Learning:
Why & How?
Teaching Metaphors
Alignment with Teaching Goals? Teaching Goals Inventory
Higher order thinking is rated as the most important goal at 4-year colleges
Today’s Students Vision of Students Today - 2011
Active Learning Analysis Synthesis Evaluation
ENGAGEMENT
Active response engages areas related to memory and attention
WHY?
Selective Attention
Attention Requires Mental Effort! Attention Capacity: 20-25 minutes
Did you ever fall asleep in a class?
MUST grab attention back
Pair-Share Good: Pause at least 3 times for 2 minutes
Better: Pause and let students compare notes every 20 minutes
Simple Techniques 1 (or 2) minute papers
i.e., “What is one take-away message for today’s class?”
Muddiest point Make sure you come back next class to answer
questions.
In-class question Create question and answer question
Active Listening Technique
After Student A answers a question, ask Student B to summarize the response of Student A.
Panel Discussions
Assign a topic
Pair with the in-class question
Student Debates
Allows students to take a position and support it with logic/data
BUT why not make it more interesting?