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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

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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

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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…?

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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 . . .

Thank you

P. K. Babu., Ph. D.9656 000 305 babu.peekay@gmail.com www.pkbabu.com