Shar ing o f Teach ing Exp er ience Ch r is KC W o n g/B IOL

T eaching is easy! 1) Read some books

2 weeks before class

2) Summarize everything Prepare the handouts

3.TALK

Students:- sit down & listen.

That s what I thought

T eaching is N O T easy! That’s what I believe

Do the students really know/digest what you have taught?

How t o t each ef f ect ively ?

Less confident you have………., …….more difficult for you to teach!

T eaching is N O T easy!

• 2-way communication between what you teach and what students expect.

• It is not a spoon-fed process;

Classroom learning atmosphere

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Low curiosity and learning interest

Why do I need to learn this?

Positive Learning attitude

Curiosity Learning Interest Motivation Creativity

fostering a positive attitude

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Strong curiosity and learning interest

-Learning is inborn and is stimulated by whatever they see, hear and touch with high freedom of choice;

Moderate curiosity and learning interest - Learning is stimulated by one’s own interest and peer influences, but is limited and premeditatedby parents/schools;

Learning curiosity and interest -influenced by many different components, like age, learning environment, peer/parent influences etc.

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This approach strengthens teacher-student interaction & facilitates discussion.

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Clear Storyline to stimulate your curiosity

Aud iences and st ud en t s en joy list en ing w it h great interest.

- A w ay o f shar ing and in t erp ret ing exp er iences

- how know led ge is t o b e ap p lied

- op en d iscussion

CClassical Way of Teaching- A w ay o f know led ge t ransf er

St ud en t s w it h d iverse b ackground s and in t erest s m ay f ind m ean ingless and d iscouraging.

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Why do I need to learn this?

What will they/make them learn?

Curiosity and interest stimulates your learning motivation eye-catching, interactive with foreseeable outcomes

Monotone, one-way and complicated

(1) How t o st im ulat e t heir curiosity & interest. . .

Interactive activities sLaboratory studies

Is it fun? Is it useful?

In t h e le ar n in g p r o ce ss…..

How abou t courses w it h low /no hands-on act iv it ies ?

Probably NNOT!

Maybe……but it is difficult to visualize and imagine!

Is it fun?

Is it useful?

Sugar breakdown helps to generate energy to heat up your body

Support muscle contraction, like running Information integration

and analysis - thinking

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interest?

Daily life examples

Growth of cancers

Fat and thin

St im ulat e t heir curiosity & interest t o st u d y

Diabetes, fatty livers and liver cancers

YYes, it is useful, But……how to sustain my motivation

What is the problem?

……….I am confused about the subject

Wow ! That was a great lecture!!

I m so confused.

Prep arat ion o f t e ach in g m at e r ials

PPT & h an d o u t s f o r st u d e n t s

knowledge digested & modified

The provided information may not be complete

Disco u r ag e t h e ir le ar n in g m o t ivat io n !!

RemovedAdded

(2) how t o su st ain t h e ir le ar n in g m o t iv at io n ?

Do t h e y f o llo w w h at y o u ar e

t e ac h in g?

W h at is st u d e n t s e xp e c t at io n ?

Mo t iv at io n t o e xp lo r e m o r e

Th in k like y o u ar e a t e ach e r t o t e ach an d a st u d e n t t o le ar n

Story-Based Teaching

Prep are t he hand out s in a st o r y -lin e f o r m at , e ve r y slid e is lin ke d

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In t h e p r e p ar at io n o f st u d e n t s h an d o u t ,

-t r y t o lin k u p in d iv id u al p ie ce o f in f o r m at io n t o g e t h e r , an d p u t t in g t h e m as a st o r y .

He y f o lks, ar e y o u st ill aw ake !

Different pollutant emission sources

A variety of wildlife victims

2) Water Pollution:-

-hypoxic coastal dead zone, a nasty mix of sewage, untreated agricultural waste, industrial wastes (heavy metals, arsenic), chemicals, oil spills, pathogens.

1) Air Pollution:-

- Increases the risks of cataract, asthma, allergies/anaphylaxis and cardiopulmonary diseases

Story-Based Teaching

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In t h e p r e p ar at io n o f st u d e n t s h an d o u t ,

He y f o lks, ar e y o u st ill aw ake !

-t r y t o lin k u p in d iv id u al p ie ce o f in f o r m at io n t o g e t h e r , an d p u t t in g t h e m as a st o r y .

or through Q & A.

Japan earthquake and nuclear crisis •Fukushima disaster

Public Health Risks

Do you st ill w an t t o go t o Jap an?

The Risk of Travel to Japan? NATURE NEWS BLOG

Japan-wide maps of soil concentrations of the radionuclide caesium-137 can help the government to work out which areas are likely to be safe for farming.

14 Nov 2011

Fukushima maps identify radiation hot spots

The Contents in your presentation……

from basic knowledge to

application

Simple animation

Are you ok? …….Are you okAAre you okk?k? ………

Cartoons……

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Videos……

Enhance student s learning outcomes

(ii) Different f o n t s and different colors.

(i) Th e st o r y lin e .

(iii) De co r at e d w it h e y e -cat ch in g p ict u r e s;

(iv ) De f in e f o cu s….

St ud en t s are t yp ically w it h d iverse academ ic background an d at d if f eren t levels o f learn ing skills.

2) To e n co u r age q u e st io n s an d c lassr o o m d iscu ssio n ,

t o se e if t h e y can f o llo w o r co m e u p w it h n e w id e a.

3) To f e e l w h at t h e y f e lt ,

t o m o d if y t e ach in g p ace , t o p ics, m at e r ials acco r d in gly .

1) To r e d u ce in -c lass d ist r act io n ,

Teach ing Theory & Met hod s

TThe most important thing is…..

m ay n o t b e u se f u l t o e v e r y o n e ….

Whatever you do, work with it with all your heart - PASSION

A happy and an interactive learning environment