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Interaction and Engagement in the Classroom
20 May 2014
Break the ice ?
Find out….
Who has made the longest journey?
Who has the most unusual hobby?
Who is married to the most pretty woman/ handsome man ?
Lets Interact / PW
Do you interact with your students ?
How ?
This engages us!
Working with Peers Working with
Technology Connecting to the
real world Love what you do Get me out of my
seat
Bring in visuals
Give us choice
Understand us Lets have variety We are human
Putting student wish list into practice
Group Work Time : 5 minutes
Group Presentations
1. W
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Collaborative learning
an important mode of learning learner the primary focus Interaction & "doing" can develop solutions to real-world
problems
Collaborative learning
Peer to peer
Group work
Peer learning
› through readings
› videos before class
› through instructor lectures
Impact of collaborative learning
educational experiences that are active, social, contextual, engaging, and student-owned lead to deeper learning.
Impact of collaborative learning
Development of higher-level thinking, oral communication, self-management, and leadership skills.
Promotion of student-faculty interaction. Increase in student retention, self-esteem,
and responsibility. Exposure to and an increase in
understanding of diverse perspectives. Preparation for real life social and
employment situations.
EXAMPLES
------- -------- solving ------- study -------- - ---------- learning Think-- - - - - - share (TPS) Catch-up - - - - - - - - debate
EXAMPLES
Group problem solving Case study Team-based learning Think-pair-share (TPS) Fishbowl debate
Peer-assessment
Empowers to take responsibility for their own learning
Enables to learn to assess and to develop life-long assessment skills
Enhances learning through knowledge diffusion and exchange of ideas
Motivates to engage with course material more deeply
Engage with Lectures : And what will my students be doing?”
“chunking” the class into sections of around 15 minutes.
Use a shift in energy, change the focus, change the stimulus, or change the means of delivery.
Engaging lecturers
music, quotes, and stories to tap into students’ emotions
Move Use electronic devices to ask students to
reflect on what has been said in the last 15 minutes
Ask students to talk to the person next to them to tell them what they have learned in the last 15 minutes
Bring in a guest speaker, either physically or virtually
2. Working with Technology
Technology integration
must support four key components of learning:
active engagement participation in groups frequent interaction and feedback connection to real-world experts – how?
Effective technology integration
Routine use
Transparent use of
Supports curricular goals
3. Connecting to the real world
Connect Learning to Students’ Lives
Connected Learning
To meet young people where they are in terms of their peer culture, their interest in popular culture, social media, rather than say you have to meet us where we are as adults.”
Connected learning
extracurricular activities a part of your academics too?
Peer supported Interest powered Academically oriented
4. Love what you do
Clearly love what you do
Deep, personal commitments
A love for learning
Reflective thinking
Time for personal and professional self-renewal
Passionate teacher
passionate about
their field of knowledge
issues facing the world
children
5. Get me out of my seat!
Mobility & learning
The mind-body link
How exercise affects cognition
The importance of play, recess, and physical education
integrate movement
not just hands-on classroom activities
daily stretching walks, dance, drama seat-changing energizers
Sensorcises
Cross-laterals› use arm and leg crossover activities that
can force both brain hemispheres to “talk” to each other better.
Books › Sensorcises by Laurie Glazner › Smart Moves and The Dominance Factor
by Carla Hannaford.
6. Bring in visuals
Vision And Memory
Between 50%-80% of our brain’s processing power dedicated to seeing and processing visual sense
Sight mammals
Visual stimulation helps brain development the most
Those who used visual presentation tools to convey information 43% more successful than those that did not!
Canadian flag? Or…?
7. S
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Student choice
Doing things to students,not working with them?
Benefits of student self-determination
Effects on general well-being Effects on behavior and values. Effects on academic achievement Effects on teachers Intrinsic value
8. Understand your clients -- the students
Knowing student
Background
Personality types
Learning styles
Knowing their type
Adult learners Experienced Self conscious Goal oriented Different reaction times Collaborative
9. Mix it up!
Mix up the routines
Let the flow mix
Kill monotony
10. Be human
The “one-minute paper”
One thing I want to do differently when I get back to teaching . . .
