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Promoting Student Engagement and understanding in the classroom

Amanda Stovicek, Department of English. Promoting Student Engagement and understanding in the classroom. Overview. Discussion Lectures and Discussions from a Teaching Standpoint Learning Styles: How do we learn? Bloom’s Taxonomy Question and Answer session. Discussion.

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Promoting Student Engagement and understanding in the classroom

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  1. Amanda Stovicek, Department of English Promoting Student Engagement and understanding in the classroom

  2. Overview • Discussion • Lectures and Discussions from a Teaching Standpoint • Learning Styles: How do we learn? • Bloom’s Taxonomy • Question and Answer session

  3. Discussion • What are your impressions of lectures and discussions from your undergraduate courses? • What are some strategies you enjoyed? Disliked? • Name a memorable lecture or discussion. Why has it stayed with you?

  4. Teaching • Evaluate your class and your material –what style works? • Be aware of presentation • Begin with summary, critical thinking question, survey • Be flexible –allow time for questions, tangents • Engage students to think about material in class but also beyond • Self-assessment: “What did you learn?”/“What still confuses you?”

  5. Learning vs. Teaching Lectures Discussions Establish ground rules beforehand Prep handout of questions and key points Vary your technique Facilitate progression/mingle with groups Summarize key points • Prep lecture notes with important points/ideas • Review your material before class • Be aware of body language/class response • Ask questions to keep students engaged • Summarize lecture

  6. How do you learn? • Visual? • See what you are learning • Auditory? • Hear what you are learning • Kinesthetic? • Do what you are learning • Another way?

  7. Basic Learning Styles Styles Strategies for Instructors Visual: Charts, colors, graphics, concept maps Auditory: Key ideas through voice inflections, speaking aloud Kinesthetic: Analogies, anecdotes, writing on flip charts, “active” activities • Visual: 65% • Auditory: 30% • Kinesthetic: 5%

  8. Perceptual Learning Styles • “…the means by which learners extract information from their surroundings through the use of their five senses.” • Repeated exposure through perceptual pathways promote retention in long term memory. • 7 styles considered perceptual (though there are a variety of other style categories)

  9. Perceptual Learning Kinesthetic - refers to whole body movement. Olfactory - refers to sense of smell and taste. Visual - refers to seeing visual depictions such as pictures and graphs. • Print - refers to seeing printed or written words. • Aural - refers to listening. • Haptic - refers to the sense of touch or grasp. • Interactive - refers to verbalization.

  10. For all Perceptual Styles How do we approach World War II via the 7 perceptual styles of learning?

  11. Transitioning to Understanding -How do we promote understanding? -Just approaching is not enough, your students should be THINKING critically about the material you are presenting them with. -Benjamin Bloom’s Taxonomy

  12. Bloom’s Taxonomy -a classification of the learning objectives that educators set for students -three domains: cognitive affective psychomotor -Think about all domains when teaching -holistic learning (thinking, feeling, doing)

  13. Cognitive Domain

  14. Principals of Engaged Lectures • Bloom’s Taxonomy • Rehearse! Rehearse! Rehearse! • Provide multiple examples or presentations of material to accommodate different types of learners • Use emotions to help information stick (e.g., humor, sadness) • Incorporate breaks/physical movement • Incorporate discussions…

  15. Principals of Engaged Discussions • Bloom’s Taxonomy • Consider group size for feasibility • Opportunities to incorporate concepts of diversity and social justice into content • REINFORCE ALL responses or attempts for participation • Guide the group • Consider environmental variables (e.g., seat orientation)

  16. “I never teach my pupils, I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn.” ― Albert EinsteinQuestions?Thank you!Amanda Stovicek- astovice@kent.edu

  17. Source List Learning styles: Overview of learning styles @ ldpride, MSU designs for adult learning, Visual learning style, Auditory learning style, Verbal learning style, Kinesthetic learning style; The Institute of Learning Styles Lecture: Tools for Teaching by Barbara Gross Davis, University of CA, BerkeleyBrown and Atkins, 1988; Frederick, 1986; Lowman, 1984; Penner, 1984Discussion: Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning and discussions, The Teaching Center @ WSUSL on discussions Blooms Taxonomy: source 1, source 2, source 3, source 4

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