Active Student Learning at the Introductory Level Nayana

Active Student Learning at the Introductory Level Nayana Bose Center for Teaching

The Classic Model 3

Cover Material 3

STRESS 4

Comfort in the Familiar 5

How Students Think • • • All students are visual learners Attention span of 15 – 20 minutes Brain processes information in categories Students cannot multitask Debrief them after an activity 6

Starting a New Topic • • Pose a problem Case study – Real world problem Know student’s thoughts and misconceptions Video, film, news clip – follow up with questions 7

Participation • • Explain why you want them to participate Encourage participation – structure debate Allow other students to answer questions Ask questions throughout thought-provoking counterintuitive 8

Problem Solving • • Think – Pair – Share Write a question Illustrative quotations Slides/Maps/handouts – ask them what they see before you tell them what you see 9

Varying the Format • Brainstorming • Case Discussion Large number of right answers Show experts solve problems Abstract theory in real world setting 10

Pre-Class Assignments Assign texts, videos, audio lectures Online exercise before class Explain why you are doing this Class – Discussions Case Studies Problem solving – Think+Pair+Share • Follow up • • 11

Follow Up • • Minute Paper Muddiest Point Discussion Boards Concept Maps 12

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Activity • Choose a topic that you would like to teach • Write down your plan to teach it over a few classes. 10 – 12 minutes. • Form a group of 4. • Explain your plan (and your reasoning) to your group. 14

Links to Teaching Guides on Flipped Class and Large Lectures • http: //cft. vanderbilt. edu/teachingguides/teaching-activities/flipping-theclassroom/ • http: //cft. vanderbilt. edu/teachingguides/preparing-to-teach/teaching-largeclasses/ 15