Next week we will be reading pages 192-252 in Teaching Tips and focusing on active learning.
Here are the prompts for your teaching blog:
1. Using the suggestions given in the reading, design (and describe) three class activities that you could use in the course you are designing for your final project. Feel free to combine multiple suggestions in an activity, but be sure to include at least one suggestion from each of the first three chapters - High-Stakes and Low-Stakes Writing, Active Learning, and Problem-Based Learning.
2. Based on the learning activities we have completed as part of the teaching demonstrations this semester, and your overall understanding of this week's readings, write one or two paragraphs outlining "best practices" for conducting learning activities in class. This section of your blog can address procedural issues (e.g., providing clear directions, telling students how much time they will have to complete a task), demeanor issues (e.g., being enthusiastic about the activity), and pedagogical issues (e.g., summarizing what was learned after the activity is completed).
Be sure to make sufficient and specific references to the readings in your entry. In other words, use the readings to explain WHY the activities you've designed will help your students better learn the material.
Email or IM me if you have any questions about this week's prompt.
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