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Good Teaching Practices. What Are They?. Good Teaching Practices: An Intro. The Chickering and Gamson summary (1987) Seven Principles of Good Practice (GTPs) The technological revolution The Chickering and Ehrmann update (1996 & 2003). Seven Principles of Good Practice.
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Good Teaching Practices What Are They?
Good Teaching Practices: An Intro • The Chickering and Gamson summary (1987) • Seven Principles of Good Practice (GTPs) • The technological revolution • The Chickering and Ehrmann update (1996 & 2003)
Seven Principles of Good Practice • Encourages contact between students and faculty • Develops reciprocity and cooperation among students • Encourages active learning • Gives prompt feedback • Emphasizes time on task • Communicates high expectations, and • Respects diverse talents and ways of learning.
#1: Contact Encourages contact between students and faculty • Factor in keeping students motivated and involved • Augments face-to-face contact • Opportunities:
#2: Reciprocity & Cooperation Develops reciprocity & cooperation among students • Collaborative/social vs. competitive/isolated • Facilitation of group study, discussions, & problem solving • Opportunities:Email, Group Work, Collaborative Tools, Discussion Boards, Wikis And Blogs, Surveys
#3: Active Learning Uses active learning techniques • Students can… • Talk & write about it • Relate it to the past • Apply it to the present • Opportunities:
#4: Prompt Feedback Gives prompt feedback • Critical observation • Assessment of knowledge & competence • Frequent assessment • Opportunities:
#5: Time on Task Emphasizes time on task • Allow proper amount of time to complete tasks • Set time limits to complete tasks • Opportunities:
#6: High Expectations Communicates high expectations • A self-fulfilling prophecy; students respond to what is asked of them. • Opportunities:
#7: Diversity Respects diverse talents and learning styles • Different students = different talents & styles • Diversity in race, color, religion, income • Diversity also relates to the quality of a student’s educational foundation • Opportunities: Learning Units, Folders, groups
Resources for Further Study • Chickering and Gamson. “Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education.” The American Association for Higher Education Bulletin, March, 1987.http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/FacDevCom/guidebk/teachtip/7princip.htm • Chickering and Ehrmann. “Implementing the Seven Principles: Technology as Lever.” The TLT Group: Teaching, Learning, and Technology. (Originally published in AAHE Bulletin, October, 1996, pp. 3-6).http://www.tltgroup.org/programs/seven.html
Resources for Further Study • Chickering & Gamson. “Development and Adaptations of the Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education.” New Directions for Teaching and Learning, no. 80, Winter 1999.http://www.umflint.edu/resources/centers/tclt/resources/evaluating_teaching/pdf-bin/Development%20and%20Adaptations%20of%20the%20Seven%20Principles%20for%20Good%20Practice%20in%20Undergraduate%20Education.pdf