Effective Teaching Strategies and Techniques for Faculty Development Workshop
Explore key learnings from a new faculty workshop focusing on peer instruction, group problem-solving, and support resources for students and educators. Gain insights on choosing teaching methods, balancing lecture and activities, and assessing learning outcomes effectively.
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Reflection We have been dumping content at you really fast. How you feel now is how your students feel all the time. Let s step back to SYNTHESIZE and REFLECT. 11/19/2016 New Faculty Workshop
What have we learned? Peer Instruction/Think-Pair-Share Tutorials JITT Cooperative Group Problem-Solving PhETs, Physlets, OSP, Easy-Java Scripts Other techniques for lower and upper- division 11/19/2016 New Faculty Workshop
Support/Resources STUDENTS! Others from this workshop. Faculty Learning Communities FOLC Mentors Centers for Teaching and Learning Chairs and Deans Online/Written: ComPADRE/PhysPort AJP, Physics Teacher Meetings AAPT! Workshops Grants 11/19/2016 New Faculty Workshop
You are in this for the long haul! Choose one thing at a time to learn. Practice Be patient with yourself Learning how to ask the right question is the hard part. The 1/3 rule Reflect and try again 11/19/2016 New Faculty Workshop
How to Choose? All the methods you have heard about: Increase information flow from your students to you. Increase your level of responsive teaching. 11/19/2016 New Faculty Workshop
How to Choose? What does the class size/structure allow? What do the classroom spaces allow? Student experience and expectations. How good are you with technology? How much chaos are you comfortable with? How loud is your voice? Your gender, size, age, race, etc. 11/19/2016 New Faculty Workshop
Lecture vs. Activities The Instructor: Paints big picture. Inspires. Covers lots fast. Models speaking. Models problem- solving. Controls questions. Makes connections. The Students: Focus on subtleties. Experience delight. Slow, but in depth. Practice speaking. Practice problem- solving. Control questions. Make connections. 11/19/2016 New Faculty Workshop
Assessment How will you know if it is working? Formative vs. Summative. Zwolak graph. Time on task. What are your goals???? 11/19/2016 New Faculty Workshop
Discussion Your department s reaction to you trying this. Dealing with individual (negative) students Dealing with needs of diverse students Labs Yourself as a teacher Specific courses Implementation questions (2-3x) 11/19/2016 New Faculty Workshop
