WELCOME DTU Seminar for Teaching and Learning Spring
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WELCOME! DTU Seminar for Teaching and Learning – Spring 2018 12. 00 – 12. 30: Lunch and networking Tuesday, 24 April 2018
Agenda 2 12. 00 – 12. 30 Sandwiches and networking 12. 30 – 12. 45 Welcome – Dean Philip Binning 12. 45 – 13. 00 Tips of the Trade 13. 00 – 13. 30 Framing Key Note - Rie Troelsen, Associate Professor and Head of Centre for Teaching and Learning at SDU 13. 30 – 14. 30 Student Centered Learning – Where are we? Cases from SDU and DTU 14. 30 – 14. 45 Coffee and Networking 14. 45 – 15. 45 Group discussions - Rie Troelsen 15. 45 – 15. 55 Wrap up Group Discussions - Rie Troelsen 15. 55 – 16. 00 Recap and closing – Dean Martin Vigild Danmarks Tekniske Universitet 24 April 2018
Seminar Theme: Student Centered learning 3 Danmarks Tekniske Universitet 1. december 2017
What it Student Centered Learning? . . . . far from unambiguous Active learning Collaborative learning Inquiry-based learning Cooperative learning Problem-based learning Team-based Learning Experiential Learning Challenge based Learning ……… ……. 4 Danmarks Tekniske Universitet 24 April 2018
Why Student Centered Learning? ”The students are activated, and their learning process is given priority to ensure the best possible acquisition of knowledge, skills and competences” (p 11) Danmarks Tekniske Universitet
Educational Research shows among other things that…… 6 • There is growing evidence, that student centered learning leads to improved student learning (from passive to active learners) • Student Centered Learning helps students to develop (critical) thinking skills, communication and social skills etc. • Student Centered Learning helps students transfer skills to the real world • Promotes intrinsic motivation to (deep) learning • ……. students as well as teachers sometimes struggle moving from teachercentered to student-centered learning Danmarks Tekniske Universitet 24 April 2018
”Emerging Leaders” Singapore University of Technology and Design A recently established engineering and architecture specialist university that offers a design-centered, multidisciplinary and projectbased curriculum structured around small group learning. Charles Sturt University (Australia) A new engineering program that combines oncampus project-based learning with online learning and off-campus work-based learning. 7 Danmarks Tekniske Universitet 24 April 2018
Student Centered Learning as mega trend in Europe ”Student Centered Learning represents both a mindset and a culture within a given higher education […]. It is charaterised by innovative methods of teaching which aim to promote learning in communication with teachers and other learning and which take students seriously as active participants in their own learning, fostering transferable skils such as problem solving, critical thinking and reflective thinking” (Student centered Learning, Toolkit for Students, Staff and Higher Education Institutions, p. 5) 8 Danmarks Tekniske Universitet 24 April 2018
New focus in the DK Accreditation System Det danske uddannelsessystem følger de fælleseuropæiske retningslinjer for sikring og udvikling af uddannelseskvalitet. Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area Som et nyt element indeholder ESG’erne nu et formelt, særskilt fokus på at uddannelsernes læring skal være centreret omkring de studerende. (p 30) 9 Danmarks Tekniske Universitet 24 April 2018
Framing Key Note Rie Troelsen Associate professor and Head of the Centre for Teaching and Learning at SDU 10 Danmarks Tekniske Universitet 1. december 2017
Cases from SDU and DTU Ways of addressing student centred learning at a institutional level Rie Troelsen, SDU Online activities to support learning in a calculus course Henrik Skov Midtiby, SDU Weapons of Mass Instruction: Simple Principles for Scalable Student Centered Teaching Inge Li Gørtz and Philip Bille, DTU Designing student centered activities in a large scale course Hanne Løje and Sara Grex, DTU 11 Danmarks Tekniske Universitet 1. december 2017
A DTU Example of Student Centred Learning GRØN DYST - GREEN CHALLENGE Throughout their education, students at DTU are trained in conceiving, designing, implementing and operating sustainable solutions - That is why DTU has created the GRØN DYST Study Conference GRØN DYST brings the students into focus! • They showcase their ideas and visions • They get feedback from politicians, businesspeople and peers • They develop a new network within their future field You can make a difference by encouraging your students to participate! Who can participate? All BEng, BSc, and MSc students When does it take place? On June 22, 2018 Deadline for sign up? May 16, 2018 31 oktober 2020
Your feed back on the seminar, please Discuss the insights with you colleagues during the seminar (and during the coffee break) Along the way: Note your thoughts on post-its and stick them on the wall before you leave Green post-its: What made me happy to experience? Blue post-its: Take home messages (which initiatives will I take related to my own teaching or other areas? ) Yellow post-its: What surprised me? 13 Danmarks Tekniske Universitet 24 April 2018
