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Reflection

Join our New Faculty Workshop to reflect on teaching techniques and learn strategies such as Peer Instruction, Think-Pair-Share, Lecture-Tutorials, JITT, and more. Explore how to establish norms, assess student learning, and find support from others in the teaching community.

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Reflection

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  1. Reflection • We have been dumping content at you really fast. • How you feel now is how your students feel all the time. • Let’s step back to SYNTHESIZE and REFLECT. New Faculty Workshop

  2. What have we learned? • Peer Instruction/Think-Pair-Share • Lecture—Tutorials • JITT • Cooperative Group Problem-Solving • PhETs, Physlets, OSP • Other techniques for lower and upper-division New Faculty Workshop

  3. You are in this for the long haul! • Choose one thing at a time to learn. • Practice • Be patient with yourself • Learning how to ask the right question is the hard part. • The 1/3 rule • Don’t let the student’s leave confused. New Faculty Workshop

  4. The Instructor: Paints big picture. Inspires. Covers lots fast. Models speaking. Models problem-solving. Controls questions. Makes connections. The Students: Focus on subtleties. Experience delight. Slow, but in depth. Practice speaking. Practice problem-solving. Control questions. Make connections. Lecture vs. Activities New Faculty Workshop

  5. How to Choose? • Increase information flow from your students to you. • Increase your responsiveness. • What does the class size/structure allow. • Student experience and expectations. • How much chaos are you comfortable with. • How loud is your voice. • Your gender, size, age, race, etc. New Faculty Workshop

  6. How to Establish Norms • Picking up someone else’s baby. • Restaurants and room constraints. • Tell students what you are doing and why. • Tell students what you expect and repeat. • Looming and rolling your eyes • Don’t whine or blame. New Faculty Workshop

  7. Assessment • How will you know if it is working? • Formative vs. Summative. • Zwolak graph. • Time on task. • What are your goals???? New Faculty Workshop

  8. Support—People • STUDENTS! • Others from this workshop. • Faculty Learning Communities • Mentors • Meetings—AAPT! • Workshops • Centers for Teaching and Learning • Chairs and Deans • Online Resources • ComPADRE • PhysPort • Grants New Faculty Workshop

  9. Discussion • Your department’s reaction to you trying this. • Dealing with individual students • Labs • Yourself as a teacher • Choosing strategies • Implementation questions (2-3x) New Faculty Workshop

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