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IN & BEYOND THE CLASSROOM

"Learning is not a spectator sport. Students do not learn much just sitting in classes listening to teachers, memorizing pre-packaged assignments, and spitting out answers. They must talk about what they are learning, write about it, relate it to past experiences, and apply it to their daily lives. They must make what they learn part of themselves."  
                                                                        from Seven Principles of Good Practice in Undergraduate Education

Topic 5  -  Fostering active learning & learner-centered education

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Class topics:

- Linking activities and assignments to learning objectives
- Some guidelines for collaborative learning and group learning activities
- Suggestions for effective writing assignments, student presentations, research projects, etc.
- Suggestions for developing a class in which students facilitate each other's learning (preceptors, etc.)

 Follow Up Readings & Webpages:

• Some links from the University of Oklahoma's Program for Instructional Innovation:
  
                   Teaching Techniques      Team-Based Learning     Significant Learning  
   

• Science Teaching Reconsidered: Chapter 4: Misconceptions as Barriers to Understanding Science
   

• REVIEW: Seven Principles of Good Practice in Undergraduate Education: 
              http://www.uis.edu/liberalstudies/students/documents/sevenprinciples.pdf
   

•  Read about the University of Arizona's Teaching Teams Program, which involves undergraduate preceptors in a class, and about Student Technology Preceptor Program which aids faculty in bringing technology to the classroom.
   

• Read: Elena Berman (1996): A Short Guide to Improving Student Speaking and Writing

HOMEWORK & READING PREPARATION

• Begin developing a 15-minute learning activity that addresses one of your desired learning outcomes.  This is what you will "demo" at the end of the semester with the rest of the class acting as your students.
   

• Read:  Science Teaching Reconsidered:  Chapter 5: Evaluation of Teaching and Learning  &
   Chapter 6: Testing and Grading
   

• Read about the Immediate Feedback Assessment Technique (IF-AT) & browse the website, video, etc. http://www.epsteineducation.com/

    View my Fall 2000 survey results from my students after their first use of  the IF-AT.

• Read this handout filled with ideas on Assessment Tools, Testing and Grading [pdf] (by Elena Berman, PhD)
   

• Read  "Grading Practices"  from Tools for Teaching    http://teaching.berkeley.edu/bgd/grading.html
   

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