how to teach like an award-winning instructor
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How to Teach Like an Award-winning Instructor
Presentation at
Teaching and Learning in Higher Education ConferenceJune 3, 2015
Joel Gardner, PhD
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Poor Movie Instructors
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Great Movie Instructors
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Award-winning Instructors in Higher Education (Gardner, 2011)
Qualitative Study of 4 award-winning instructors at a large western university
Do Award-winning use First Principles of Instruction? How?
Answer: YES! AND…Gardner, J., (2011). How award-winning professors in higher education use Merrill’s first principles of instruction. International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning, 8(5), p. 3-16. Accessed online at: https://www.academia.edu/3538810/
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What do the best teachers do?
PositivePatientEnthusiasticKnowledgeable
HumorousPassionate CompassionateChallenging
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Excellent Instructors Teach With Strategies and Passion!
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First Principles of Instruction (Merrill, 2002, 2006; Gardner 2010, 2011)
Instructional Strategies
Problem/Task
Centered
Activation
Demonstration
Application
Integration
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A complex problem or task Multiple parts
“ill-structured”
Progression of difficulty in tasks
Problem/Task Centered (learning is contextual)
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Learners recall, describe, or demonstrate prior knowledge
Provide an organizing structure for knowledge
Use a metaphor or analogy
Activation (we base new knowledge on what we know)
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Teach the generality (Tell)
Share specific examples (Show)
Use variety of media
Demonstration (we learn by observation)
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Recall (Ask)
Practice application of knowledge (Do)
Must provide feedback!
Application (we learn by doing)
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Students reflect on, discuss or defend knowledge
Students plan to use knowledge
Students “over-practice” their new skills
Integration (deepen learning)
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Break into groups | Generate examples and best practices | Think of inspiring experiences
Activity: Examples and Best Practices
Problem/Task
Centered
Activation
Demonstration
Application
Integration
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Problem/Task
Centered
Activation
Demonstration
Application
Integration
Enthusiasm
Knowledgeable
Humor
Organized
Compassion
Challenging
Teach Strategically with Passion
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Gardner, J. (2010). Applying Merrill's first principles of instruction: Practical methods based on a review of the literature. Educational Technology Magazine, 50(2), pp. 20-25. Accessible online at: https://www.academia.edu/3538706/
Gardner, J., (2011). How award-winning professors in higher education use Merrill’s first principles of instruction. International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning, 8(5), p. 3-16. Accessed online at: https://www.academia.edu/3538810/
Merrill, M. D. (2002). First principles of instruction. Educational Technology Research and Development, 50(3), 43-59. Available online at: http://mdavidmerrill.com/Papers/firstprinciplesbymerrill.pdf
Merrill, M. D. (2007). First principles of instruction: a synthesis. In R. A. Reiser & J. V. Dempsey (Eds.), Trends and Issues in Instructional Design and Technology, 2nd Edition (Vol. 2, pp. 62-71). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill/Prentice Hall. Available online at: http://mdavidmerrill.com/Papers/FirstPrinciplesSynthesis.pdf
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