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PEEL: Project for Enhancing Effective Learning

Database Guide. PEEL: Project for Enhancing Effective Learning. UOIT Education Library January 2010. The why and how of PEEL. 1. Why use PEEL? What is PEEL? What makes PEEL different? What are the benefits of using PEEL? 2. Searching PEEL Connecting Browsing Refining and Broadening

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PEEL: Project for Enhancing Effective Learning

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  1. Database Guide PEEL: Project for Enhancing Effective Learning UOIT Education Library January 2010

  2. The why and how of PEEL 1. Why use PEEL? • What is PEEL? • What makes PEEL different? • What are the benefits of using PEEL? 2. Searching PEEL • Connecting • Browsing • Refining and Broadening • Searching by Issue and Keyword

  3. What is PEEL? • An Australian initiative that has been growing since 1985 • Teachers engaging in collaborative action research • An attempt to move beyond “passive, unreflective, dependent student learning” • Research that supports “purposeful, intellectually active, independent and metacognitive” learning “About PEEL.” PEEL: Project for Enhancing Effective Learning. http://www.peelweb.org.

  4. What makes PEEL different? • More than a simple lesson plan • Less formal than a scholarly article Image: Informaworld database Image: The Educator’s Reference Desk

  5. What makes PEEL different? Written by teachers Related ideas Supports active learning Ideas can be used for different subjects and levels

  6. What are the benefits? • Answers questions like… How do I encourage student to take risks? How can I help my students link different lessons and ideas? How can I support students in monitoring and controlling their own learning?

  7. What are the benefits? • Provides teachers with practical ideas for their classes in short, accessible articles • Encourages teachers to develop “long-term learning agendas” • Helps teachers improve lessons by addressing common concerns and identifying quality teaching practices “About PEEL.” PEEL: Project for Enhancing Effective Learning. http://www.peelweb.org.

  8. Connecting Select PEEL from the Library’s Indexes and Databases A-Z list Login using your Network ID

  9. Connecting Once you have connected to PEEL, you do not need to login again Click on Start PEEL in Practice

  10. Browsing The best way to search is by Codings “Codings” refers to to the folders, or categories

  11. Browsing Start with a problem… Teacher Concerns

  12. Browsing Start with a common classroom activity, task, event, skill, situation… Classroom Practices

  13. Browsing Start with a goal… Principles of Teaching for Quality Learning

  14. Refining and Broadening One of the most effective ways to search PEEL… Procedures Groups

  15. Browsing Each Procedures Group contains about 15-4o procedures

  16. Refining and Broadening Selected categories appear in the query box Many first-time PEEL users begin their search with Subject Areas and Year Levels However, this will often eliminate many ideas that work in different types of classes

  17. Refining and Broadening Search Tip: Combine Teacher Concern AND Procedure 5 articles 100+ articles

  18. Refining and Broadening To eliminate a category, click on it Don’t forget to erase old categories before starting a new search

  19. Refining and Broadening Search Tip: Combine Principle of Teaching AND Procedure 1 article 100+ articles

  20. Searching by Issue and Keyword We have been searching by Codings Searching by Issues allows you to browse PEEL publications (books, journal, conference proceedings, etc.)

  21. Searching by Issue and Keyword Search allows you to search the entire database by Title, Author and Keyword

  22. Sources • PEEL: Project for Enhancing Effective Learning. PEEL Publications, 2009. <www.peelweb.org>. Screenshots • Gillies, Robyn and Asaduzzaman Khan. “Promoting Reasoned Argumentation, Problem-solving and Learning During Small-group Work.” Cambridge Journal of Education 39.1 (2009).Informaworld. • Greenhalgh, Blaine. “Seeing Sound and Sonar.” Educator’s Reference Desk. Information Institute of Syracuse, 2004. <http://www.eduref.org /cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Science/SCI0042.html>. • PEEL in Practice Online. <www.peelweb.org>.

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