ITU Academic Talk Business Administration

1. ITU Academic TalkBusiness Administration Classroom Interaction, March 1, 2012 AmalMougharbel, PhD, and Patricia Wiggin

2. Academic Talk • Purpose: Encourage excellence in ITU Business Department pedagogy/teaching practices • Format: faculty forums at intervals determined by the faculty • Thank you for attending

3. Academic Talk – Business Administration Agenda • Background / resources • Group exchanging classroom experiences • Summarize • Frequency and topics input • Close

4. Background: Support for Diverse Learners • Howard Gardner* - Theory of Multiple Intelligences • Linguistic – sensitivity to spoken and written language • Logical-mathematical—analyze problems/math logically • Musical -- Bodily/Kinesthetic -- Spatial—arts • Interpersonal -- Intrapersonal—personal • *Currently Professor of Cognition and Education, and, director Project Zero with David Perkins, at Harvard

5. Classroom instruction– John Dewey • Early 20th Century—Book Democracy and Education, others • Dewey: Education– lifelong endeavor • Education as Transaction—learn by engaging with others • Transaction—intentional, process with a goal, endeavors to pass on information, societal norms; reciprocal • Best in a context of people having experiences together • Many educational researchers today follow in the line of Dewey

6. Classroom instruction styles – two schools Directed Teaching Constructivist Teaching Group /activity --“construct” own learning Gives opportunity for action, higher reasoning or filtering through own experience Includes goals, learning outcomes Used for teaching analysis, judgment, application to life • Structured, lecture -style method • Gives direct instruction, explanation, directing interpretation • Includes goals, learning outcomes • Used for teaching skills (definitions, language, math) or support skills (how to study)

7. Resources – Universal Design Learning • Website-Based on Higher Education Oppty Act, 2008 • Guidelines for educational practice and design • “Flexible approaches …adjusted for individual needs” • Three neural/ brain networks in creating curriculum

8. Resources – UDL website

9. Universal Design Learning-Principles • Multiples of representation (perception, language, expression, symbols) = comprehension • Multiples of action and expression (physical action, communication) = executive function • Multiples of engagement (recruiting interest, sustained effort and persistence) = self- regulation • Website Positive: resources, research on learning; Negative : not graduate school level

10. Flanders Interaction Analysis ( FIA ) • FIA : Professor-student teaching classroom interaction, a type of observation system, a recording and analysis of situations in teaching behavior. • Two approaches to classroom observations: - "Quantitative observation" : recording the way to conduct a systematic observation; - “Qualitative observation“: bringing the subjective sense of observation skills. * Flander: An educationist

11. Flanders Interaction Analysis ( FIA ) • Categorize the types and quantity of verbal interaction in the classroom and plot the information on a matrix to analyze and interpret the results: who was talking in the classroom, and kind of talking. • Ten categories: accepting feelings, praising for encouraging, using ideas of students, asking questions, lecturing, giving directions, criticizing or justifying student talk-response, student talk initiation , and silence or confusion.

12. ‘Learner-Centered’ approach • Less emphasis on professors and teaching , • Greater emphasis on learners and learning process, • Students’ engagement in meaningful activities, working in small groups, having active role in the learning process and being part of a learning ‘community’, • Co-operative Learning/ Social Inter-actionist Theory: Professors and students work together in a co-operative and motivating environment / students communicate in class and actively participate in the learning process.

13. Faculty experiences • Please discuss your top 1-2 activities for student interaction • State in a few sentences what is done and benefit/outcome • Want everyone to participate at this time

14. Future topics and frequency • Would like to deliver more Business Department Academic Talks • Other possible topics: • Rubrics, Assessment, Using Technology, TurnItIn Software • What topics interest you? • Frequency of Academic Talk meeting: • Once per month • Twice per semester • How often?

15. Thank you for participating • Please fill out the Faculty Support for Student Learning Scroll (email from Dr. Amal) • ITU Business Department wants to: • Communicate faculty strengths to entire group • Have a dynamic department, always improving • Support faculty needs • Thank you for your commitment to excellence at ITU

16. Resources – Article from Dr. Tate • Dr. Tate researcher--learning theory (Gardner) and brain • Article on Instructional Strategies That Engage the Brain • 20 different ways to improve student retention • See what you already use, what you could incorporate into your classroom

17. Website resources • Educause – articles about education • http://eprints.hec.gov.pk/99/ • http://www.edarticle.com/article.php?id=887 • http://eng.hi138.com/?i109355 • Internet Teachers English as a Second Language Journal ITESLJ.org • Schcolnik: Using Presentation Software to Enhance Language Learning – Collaborative learning • Use powerpoint in language development • Group projects discuss, distill down topics for a ppt • Encourages writing skills, group skills, comprehension, condensed content presentation