Week 5

Agenda

• Review• Teaching approaches• Learner control, autonomy, attribution• Scaffolding

Review

Teaching

• Dissemination• Discussion• Discovery• Demonstration

Traditionally, teachers:

• communicate • assess • provide feedback • observe • present information • organize activities

Traditionally, learners

• read/listen • present a point of view • search/collect/analyze information • practice • create • respond

What influences how we teach?

Context

• Labs• Lecture environments• Field-based• Classroom activities

Context is a function of:

• Time• Experience with subject matter• Skills of learners• Resources• Nature of subject matter• Needs of learners• Curricular mandates

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Ways in which to teach and learn:

• Lecture• Large group discussion• Small group discussion• Debrief• PBL• Exploratory• Industry-activity (i.e. Performance)

How do we “differentiate instruction”?

Model of task instruction

1. Demonstrate2. Observe while learner performs– Corrective/supportive

3. Follow up after learner performs– Debrief/reflection

4. Autonomy

When targets are not achieved:

1. Improve teaching

Or...

2. Improve learning

Adjusting teaching

• Depth• Dimension• Amount• Method• Pace

Adjusting learning

• Task• Demonstration• “Think throughs”• Reflection• Scaffolding

What is attribution?

• Weiner:• locus of control, • stability, and • controllability

• http://www.learning-theories.com/weiners-attribution-theory.html

Scaffolding

Portfolio:

• No new activities