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ACTIVE LEARNING: Matching activities to outcomes Christina Petersen Jane O’Brien Center for Teaching and Learning [email protected] [email protected] BC

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Slides supporting workshop presented at the Institute on the Environment's 2012 Sustainability Across the Curriculum Workshop on 8 June 2012.

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  • 1. Christina Petersen Jane OBrien Center for Teaching and Learning [email protected] [email protected]
  • 2. Introduce integrated aligned course design approach Add to your repertoire of teaching techniques Identify implementation guidelinesCJ
  • 3. Benefits ChallengesJJ
  • 4. Skip missing/matching; focus on mattersJC
  • 5. S i t u a t i o n a l C o n t e x t Learning Outcomes Teaching & Learning Activities AssessmentCC L.Dee Fink (2003)
  • 6. S i t u a t i o n a l C o n t e x t Learning Outcomes Teaching & Learning Activities AssessmentCC L.Dee Fink (2003)
  • 7. V L.Dee Fink (2003)CC
  • 8. CJ
  • 9. Whats matching? missing? What does it mean? Why does it matter?JJ
  • 10. A B It doesnt Matter C DJC (Mazur, 2002)
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  • 12. Nothing is divine but what is Aristotle agreeable to reason Immanuel Kant We are what we repeatedly do The liberty of the individual John Stuart Mill must be limited; he must not make himself a nuisance to other people JC
  • 13. Facilitator Divergent Thinker Note taker SummarizerCJ
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  • 15. Which statement is correct about students in Spring 2011? a. 73% Often or very often had serious conversations with students of a different race or ethnicity than your own b. 57% Participated in community service as part of a regular course c. 66% Often or very often put together ideas or concepts from different courses when completing assignments or during class discussions Sourcehttps://www.oir.umn.edu/surveys/nsse/public/nsse_engagementJC
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  • 17. Monitor & reconsider Identify own biasRealize theres nosingle correct answer Susan Wolcott: http://www.units.muohio.edu/led/Workshops/CC Wolcott%20Wksp%20handouts.pdf
  • 18. Learns about oneself and othersCJ
  • 19. Connect icebreaker to course content Give students a task to accomplishJC
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  • 22. Below level of awarenessJC
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  • 25. How was this exam like I expected? How was this exam different?What parts did I feel well prepared for?What parts did I not feel well prepared for?Was there a pattern to any mistakes I made?What should I do differently next time?CC
  • 26. 1. Connect the activity to your learning outcomes2. Tell students why you are doing this3. Give clear and succinct directions4. Give students a chance to prepare5. Insure individual as well as group accountability CC
  • 27. Tips on grading group work http://tlt.its.psu.edu/suggestions/teams Grading Rubrics (Park University) http://www.park.edu/cetl/quicktips/rubrics.html Active Learning Techniques (Indiana State University www.indiana.edu/~icy/document/active_learnin g_techniques.pdf Immediate Feedback Forms http://www.epsteineducation.com/home/ CC
  • 28. Fink, L. Dee. (2003). Creating significant learning experiences. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Mazur, Eric. (1997). Peer instruction a users manual. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. Michaelsen, L., et al. (Eds.)(2004). Team-based learning: A transformative use of small groups in college teaching. CJ
  • 29. 3 2 1 new ways question things you you you can have Learned apply thisMJ
  • 30. Sample Rubrics (Winona State University):http://course1.winona.edu/shatfield/air/rubrics.htmActive Learning in Large Classes:http://www.uoguelph.ca/cera/Curriculum/White%20Paper/large%20classes.html