Teaching Philosophy of This Class Defne Apul Department of Civil Engineering Spring 2010 Sustainability Science and Engineering

From T-Shaped to Sun-Shaped

Sun Shaped Applied to This Class Old ParadigmNew Paradigm KnowledgeTransferred from faculty to students Jointly constructed by students and faculty StudentPassive vessel to be filled by faculty’s knowledge Active constructor, discoverer, transformer of knowledge Mode of learningMemorizingRelating Faculty purposeClassify and sort students Develop students’ competencies and talents

Sun Shaped Applied to This Class Old ParadigmNew Paradigm ContextCompetitive, individualistic Cooperative learning in classroom PowerFaculty holds and exercises power, authority, control Students are empowered; power is shared among students and between students and faculty

Bloom’s Taxonomy

Fink’s Taxonomy of Significant Learning (2003)

Comparison of Teaching Philosophies Learning how to learn Caring Human dimension Integration Application Foundational knowledge: –Topics A, B,C, D, E, F, G,H…… Content centered learning pushes teaching and learning in this direction, along one dimension of learning Learning centered paradigm pushes teaching and learning in this direction, into multiple dimensions of learning

Fink’s Taxonomy of Significant Learning (2003)