Instructing Instructors How to Teach Overview 26 PPTs

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Northwestern Polytechnic University

Lee Winters, MD, MBA

Faculty Professional Development

for DiWan University Professors

In Cooperation with

DiWan UniversityPresents

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Introductions

Expectations

Agenda for this week

Instructing Instructors How to TeachBuilding a Course Using Blooms Taxonomy

Effective Teaching Strategies for Adults

Preparing for the first class

Assesment and Evaluation of Student Learning

Agenda for Next Week

Standard American English: Pronunciation and

Accent Reduction


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1. Effective Teaching Environment

2. Effective Presentation

3. Motivating Students

4. Dealing With Disengaged Students

Todays Topics

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GOOD TEACHING:

THE TOP TEN REQUIREMENTS

1. Good teaching is as much about

passion as it is about reason

2. Good teaching is about substanceand treating students as consumers of

knowledge

3. Good teaching is about listening,questioning, being responsive, and

remembering that each student and

class is different 4


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GOOD TEACHING: THE TOP TENREQUIREMENTS (Cont)

4. Good teaching is about not always

having a fixed agenda and being rigid,

but being flexible, experimenting, fluid,

and having the confidence andflexibility to react and adjust to

changing circumstances

5. Good teaching is also about style

6. Very important -- good teaching is

about humor 5


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GOOD TEACHING: THE TOP TENREQUIREMENTS (Cont)

7. Good teaching is about caring,

nurturing, and developing minds and

talents

8. Good teaching is supported by strong

and visionary leadership, and very

tangible institutional support

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GOOD TEACHING: THE TOP TEN REQUIREMENTS(Cont)

9. Good teaching is about mentoring

between senior and junior faculty,

teamwork, and being recognized andpromoted by one's peers

10. At the end of the day, good teaching

is about having fun

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What can we do on the first day of class?

What should we do?

1. Involve students quickly

2. Identify the value and importanceof the subject

3. Set expectations

4. Establish rapport

5. Reveal something about yourself8


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What can we do on the first day of class?

What should we do?

6. Establish your own credibility

7. Establish the "climate" for the class

8. Provide administrative information

9. Introduce the subject matter.

10. Find common ground

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Effective Presentation

Preparation

1. Plan Your Presentation Carefully

2. Know Your Audience

3. Practice Your Presentation

4. Speak Comfortably and Clearly

5. Talk to Your Audience

6. Enjoy Your Presentation 10


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Effective Presentation (Cont)

Effective Slides

1. Include Any Necessary Information

2. Slide Contents Should be Self Evident

3. Avoid mega data slides

4. Seven words a line, seven lines a slide

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Graphics

1. Present information graphically2. Art can illustrate a point

3. Graphics need to be big and bold

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Template

1. Use a template for your slides

2. Template provide design

3. Use the right colors

4. Logo in bottom right corner

5. Limit use of colors

6. Font size communicate importance13


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Motivating Students

1. Capitalize on students' existing needs

2. Make students active participants in

learning

3. Ask students to analyze what makes

their classes more or less "motivating.

4. Synthesize your presentation andclass discussion based on your

analysis.

5. Evaluate and modify as needed. 14


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Incorporating Instructional

Behaviors That Motivate Students

1. Hold high but realistic expectations for your

students. Challenge them; build their curiosity.

2. Help students set achievable goals for themselves3. Tell students what they need to do to succeed in

your course

4. Strengthen students' self-motivation5. Avoid creating intense competition among

students

6. Be enthusiastic about your subject, and show it15


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1. Work from students' strengths,

Interests, and curiosities.

2. When possible, let students have some

say in choosing what will be studied

3. Increase the difficulty of the material asthe semester progresses

4. Vary your teaching methods often

Structuring the Course toMotivate Students

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Structuring the Course toMotivate Students (cont.)

5. Have discussion groups where you find

common ground on the new topic. Ask the

groups of four students to define a topic you

will introduce.

Example: What do you think are five important

characteristics of a business leader? (for a

basic management class)

Give the students 5 minutes to get acquainted,10 minutes to come up with five

characteristics.

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Then, ake 10 minutes and call randomly on

students to report from their discussion

groups what they listed and discuss which

are most important. See the overlap ingroups. As instructor, be prepared to add

some characteristics that were not

mentioned.

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6. Use topics in conjunction with current

events. Using leadership as an example,

have students compare Ex-President

George W. Bushs leadership style withPresident Barack Obamas leadership style.

Or, Steve Jobs of Apple with Larry Ellison

of Oracle.

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De-emphasizing Grades

1. Emphasize mastery and learning

rather than grades

2. Design tests that encourage the kind

of learning you want students to

achieve3. Avoid using grades as threats

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De-emphasizing Grades (cont.)

4. Grades should reflect accomplishment inlearning the material and developing the

behavior that will be successful in the

workplace.

Focus on:

Turning in homework on time, Using the

proper format, and Following directions.

Offer challenges in the assignments not

just busy work. Students see through it.

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Motivating Students byResponding to Their Work

1. Give students useful feedback asquickly as possible.

2. Introduce students to the good work

done by their peers.

3. Be specific when giving negative

feedback. Use the indirect approach.

4. Avoid demeaning comments

5. Avoid giving in to students' pleas for

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Motivating Students to Do the Reading

1. Assign the reading and homework at least

two sessions before it will be discussed.

2. Assign critical thinking and study questions.

3. If your class is small, have students turn in

brief notes on the day's reading that they can

use during exams.

4. Ask nonthreatening questions about the

reading or in a quiz format.

5. Use in-class discussion groups to discuss

the reading and report back comments to the

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Dealing With Disengaged Students

1. One of the most basic things to do is get toknow your students and get them to know

each other.

2. Assess their progress often via tests, class

participation and assignments

3. Consider using the students to help teach.

Have a few students present a topic from a

new chapter each week.

4. Take advantage of students' existing skills,

knowledge and experience.

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Take Away From the class

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