Engaging students in teaching spaces

Chris Clow and Rene Meijer

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An experiment!

#telfest

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Vote!

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Profound learning happens for me when I...

1. Listen2. Question3. Discuss4. Teach / explain5. Other

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Learning is ...

an active process

undertaken by the student

because of an intrinsic motivation

Freeman, S. et al., 2014.Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering, and mathematics. PNAS 111, 8410–8415.

1.5x less likely to fail!

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What are our main challenges?

• Group sizes• Classroom design• Availability of technology• Training / confidence• Other?

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(Discussion of results)

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Evaluation

• What helped you engage?

• What distracted (or bored) you?

• (How) will this inform your teaching?

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Get involved!

http://bit.ly/ClassroomSurvey

29 October 2pm, Mappin G03

Spaces for Learning

c.clow@sheffield.ac.ukr.meijer@sheffield.ac.uk