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Embracing the Elephant in the Classroom: A Connected Approach to Teaching

Embracing the Elephant in the Classroom: A Connected Approach to Teaching Presented by: Bob Burkhalter, Joyce Dahlhauser, and Gwenn Eldridge. Our students Eager to learn Ready to explore new ideas Focused only on studies Instead This is what we hear…. This is what we know…

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Embracing the Elephant in the Classroom: A Connected Approach to Teaching

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  1. Embracing the Elephant in the Classroom: A Connected Approach to Teaching Presented by: Bob Burkhalter, Joyce Dahlhauser, and Gwenn Eldridge

  2. Our students • Eager to learn • Ready to explore new ideas • Focused only on studies Instead • This is what we hear…

  3. This is what we know… High drop-out rate 50% pass rate on 1st attempt 3% probability of passing on 2nd attempt Source: Dr. Sanford Shurgart, president, Valencia Community College

  4. By the numbers… Population, 18-24 Some college or associate degree: 40% Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.7% Source: 2003-05 US Census

  5. Our students… 50% retention rate in state universities 16% in community colleges 17% traditional students Source: President Sanford Shurgart, NADE ’09 presentation

  6. They come into the classroom with… “Tons” of baggage Complicated lives Issue becomes How does this effect teaching? Connected learning opportunities Embracing change

  7. Dealing with change is nothing new. Developmental ed at Harvard, 1632 Depauw University, 1837 Source: Hunter Boylan, NADE ’09 Harvard, 1874 entrance exam Kathleen Blake Yancey, “Writing in the 21st Century,” NCTE 1960’s and ’70’s, open admissions

  8. Changing ideas about the classroom Connection/relationship with students Importance of knowing them Not easy Individual conferencing/tutoring

  9. Changing ideas about the classroom Communication Connecting them with services Concept of Sage on the Stage doesn’t work now Cultivating connections between students Support system More important than teacher/student connection

  10. Identify problem areas… • Test anxiety • Not knowing how to study • Organization of notes/ class materials • Problem recognition • Time management • Lack of computer skills (for some)

  11. Identify problem areas… • Lack of motivation • Not doing homework • Poor attendance • Not paying attention to policies/syllabus

  12. Tools to analyze problem areas Past and current test results Watching/helping students work problems/questions Informal surveysbeginning and end of semester

  13. Tools to analyze problem areas Asking the students what helped them Research—Internet, conferences, other instructors, books from the library Statistics from Blackboard on Campus Connect; utilize the performance dashboard

  14. Assignments Flexible deadlines Explore personal issues/interests Forum to discuss ideas issues that relate to their lives Projects can lead to personal and social change Curtis and Harrington, “Writing Development in the College Years: By Whose Definition?” NCTE

  15. Solutions and Improvements Give an initial survey Help students learn Blackboard and other resources Give an online “policy quiz”

  16. Solutions and Improvements Detail expectations, teaching methods and philosophy, which makes the students less anxious Work on time management by using a calendar and schedule from syllabus. Show students how to organize notes or binders

  17. Solutions and Improvements Encourage the use of other resources Tutoring Communicate with other students Workshops and various interactive Web sites Provide handouts and worksheets on specific problem areas in class and follow up with a practice quiz

  18. Solutions and Improvements Have students work together in class Provide full reviews outside of class for all tests Give a “Review Test”

  19. Connected Learning Lifelong process Building relationships key Creating learning possibilities

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