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Learning Objectives Identify effective presentation styles Evaluate and select appropriate active learning Describe various learning styles and activities to support learners Analyze facilitation formats

› Scale: you should ease students into your goal. Give them small items first then grow › Engage students: learn their names and call on them at least once per term › Group work: assign responsibilities and set ground rules to increase effective interaction › Keep it simple: use the time you allotted, don’t go over › Summarize and feedback loops Blah, Blah, Blah with Blinds

Facilitating Guidelines – Engage students: fear factor – Scale: ease them in – Group work tip: assign responsibilities, set ground rules – Move around the room: direct attention – Guiding terms: avoid providing answers – Keep it simple: use time allotted – Close the loop: summarize and provide feedback Detail Driven

Teaching Learning “The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled” - Plutarch

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Activity: Participant Presents Your colleagues will be presenting examples of the following: – Teaching Methods – Active Learning Methods – Rubrics Please provide input for your colleagues: – What do you like about it? – How would you improve it?

Student Push-Back Patience and Persistence: Don’t give up Explain: understanding  participation Form a Faculty Learning Community Incrementally introduce > engaging activities Provided guided directions, expectations: exams require thinking not just memorizing Hold students accountable

Activity: Identify Your Project Buzz Group On January 4 workshop, we will be practicing the following components: syllabus, lecture design, teaching and facilitation methods, active learning techniques, teaching to learning styles. – Identify what project you will bring to work on – Discuss with a small group – Be prepared to verbally present

Example Activity: Think-Pair-Share Identify two concepts that you are passionate about in your field of study Pair with a partner, share and discuss Be prepared to discuss with the class Clear as a Spring Day

Example Activity: Think-Write-Pair- Share Using the Lecture Design Map as a guide… Create one activity for your lecture Write two assessment questions to directly address this activity Switch with the person next to you, assess Jolly Good

Activities Cafeteria Short-Mid Time, in classLonger Time, in classOutside Class Pause, summarize, discussDebatesOnline discussions ClickersRole PlayingStudy groups Buzz GroupsFish BowlAssignments (solo, group) Minute PaperHorseshoeMuddiest point Think Pair Share Snowball

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