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Active Student Learning at the Introductory Level. Nayana Bose Center for Teaching . The Classic Model . Cover Material. STRESS. Comfort in the Familiar . How Students Think. All students are visual learners Attention span of 15 – 20 minutes Brain processes information in categories
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Active Student Learning at the Introductory Level Nayana Bose Center for Teaching
How Students Think • All students are visual learners • Attention span of 15 – 20 minutes • Brain processes information in categories • Students cannot multitask • Debrief them after an activity
Starting a New Topic • Pose a problem • Case study – Real world problem • Know student’s thoughts and misconceptions • Video, film, news clip – follow up with questions
Participation • Explain why you want them to participate • Encourage participation– structure debate • Allow other students to answer questions • Ask questions throughout - thought-provoking counterintuitive
Problem Solving • Think – Pair – Share • Write a question • Illustrative quotations • Slides/Maps/handouts – ask them what they see before you tell them what you see
Varying the Format • Brainstorming • Case Discussion - Large number of right answersShow how experts solve problemsAbstract theory in real world setting
Pre-Class Assignments • Assign texts, videos, audio lectures • Online exercise before class • Explain why you are doing this • Class – Discussions Case Studies Problem solving – Think+Pair+Share • Follow up
Follow Up • Minute Paper • Muddiest Point • Discussion Boards • Concept Maps
Activity • Choose a topic that you would like to teach • Write down your plan to teach it over a few classes. 10 – 12 minutes. • Form a group of 4. • Explain your plan (and your reasoning) to your group.
Links to Teaching Guides on Flipped Class and Large Lectures • http://cft.vanderbilt.edu/teaching-guides/teaching-activities/flipping-the-classroom/ • http://cft.vanderbilt.edu/teaching-guides/preparing-to-teach/teaching-large-classes/