Planning Effective Learning

1. Planning Effective Learning Paul Tully (2009)

2. LEARNING OUTCOMES • To explain Geoff Petty’s model of active learning • To discuss the use of games and simulations • To outline a range of effective ‘Teaching by Groupwork’ methods • To identify activities that stimulate student thinking and ideas

3. PASSIVE LEARNING Learning that takes place as a result of listening to or watching something ACTIVE LEARNING Learning that takes place as a consequence of doing something

4. The PAR Model (Petty 2001) <35% Present: Teaching methods that emphasise the presentation of information Apply: Teaching methods that emphasise ‘learning by doing’ Review: Teaching methods used to assess learning and understanding >60% >5%

5. Learning By Playing “You can learn more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation” PLATO

6. How to Run Games • Make it relevant • Make it challenging • Build in different levels • Use existing formats to save time e.g. monopoly • Give clear instructions on goals/ outcomes • Assign students randomly to teams • Set a time limit • Evaluate

7. On-line Games • http://www.educationarcade.org/ • http://www.eduweb.com/portfolio/adventure.php • http://download.com • http://www.eduweb.com/portfolio/adventure.php • http://www.watercoolergames.org

8. Build In Breaks – the 5Rs • Relax: moving and waking • Review work: key learning points • Read: notes, articles, text • Reflect: identify questions • Research: using the internet, library, NLN, MOODLE

9. Teaching By Groupwork • Jigsaw • Peer Teaching • Peer Explaining • Headings • Conversion • Ranking • Guess Who

10. Advance organisers • Advance Organisers enable students to use their previous knowledge to make sense of new information. • Advance organisers are simply exercises that provide a lead into the topic material you want to teach

11. Independent Learning • Placing learners at the heart of their own learning • Getting learners to take responsibility for their own learning • Exploration, research, problem-solving, projects, student’s own knowledge • Use homework Inspectors want to see evidence of Independent Learning so build this into your Scheme of Work

12. Making Independent Learning Happen • Pair • Share • Chair • Self-Aware

13. Independent Learning: Final thoughts • Independent learning is about building skills and getting students to apply their learning to new situations • Independent Learning can in-class, homework or project team • Take small steps – students take a while to get used to this style of teaching

14. Idea Generators Simple techniques include: • Asking Questions • Pass the Question • Snowballing • Class Brainstorm • Empathy • Round Robin • Free Association

15. The Active Scheme of Work • Schemes of work are the blueprint of where you intend to take your students so that they can pass their assessments and achieve in your subject • Active Learning starts with your Scheme of Work

16. Choosing a teaching method Criteria should include: • The nature of the topic • Preferred learning styles of students • Proposed learning objectives/outcomes • Preferred teaching style of teacher • Requirements for assessment • Level of student’s motivation and interest • Whether or not students have the required skills

17. Summary Use techniques that: • Provide active learning opportunities • Involve all students • Relate new material to old • Encourage self-disclosure • Develop and practice new skills • Provide immediate feedback