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? Would you persuade, speak of interest, not of reason. Benjamin Franklin.

? Would you persuade, speak of interest, not of reason. Benjamin Franklin.

Teaching, learning and knowing are three different activities. Knowing – especially knowing how to

Teaching, learning and knowing are three different activities. Knowing – especially knowing how to learn – is one mark of the educated person. Teaching is simply away to promote that outcome. Charles Wright

A saint is one who makes goodness attractive Laurence Houseman

A saint is one who makes goodness attractive Laurence Houseman

A teacher is one who makes learning attractive

A teacher is one who makes learning attractive

The mediocre teacher tells The good teacher explains The superior teacher demonstrates The great

The mediocre teacher tells The good teacher explains The superior teacher demonstrates The great teacher inspires William A. Ward

Students learn what they care about, from people they care about and who, they

Students learn what they care about, from people they care about and who, they know, care about them Thirty Years of Stories Barbara Harrell Carso

Design = SIMPLICITY … HONESTY … ACCESSIBILITY … ENJOYMENT Jonathan Ive (designer of the

Design = SIMPLICITY … HONESTY … ACCESSIBILITY … ENJOYMENT Jonathan Ive (designer of the i. Mac)

The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence He inspires self-distrust

The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence He inspires self-distrust He guides their eyes from himself to the spirit that quickens him He will have no disciple Amos Bronson Alcott

A teacher is one who makes himself progressively unnecessary Thomas Carruthers

A teacher is one who makes himself progressively unnecessary Thomas Carruthers

Improving one’s teaching effectiveness why do it?

Improving one’s teaching effectiveness why do it?

What is your agenda? Wanna maximize the transference of knowledge? Is that it? OR

What is your agenda? Wanna maximize the transference of knowledge? Is that it? OR you want to change the way they think?

It's not what is poured into a student that counts, but what is planted

It's not what is poured into a student that counts, but what is planted Linda Conway

When teaching, light a fire, don't fill a bucket Dan Snow

When teaching, light a fire, don't fill a bucket Dan Snow

How to teach when they don’t want to be taught?

How to teach when they don’t want to be taught?

grab it! (how? ) keep it! (how? )

grab it! (how? ) keep it! (how? )

an accident!

an accident!

Databases: What are they? What do they do? Why were they invented?

Databases: What are they? What do they do? Why were they invented?

The use of COBOL cripples the mind; its teaching should, therefore, be regarded as

The use of COBOL cripples the mind; its teaching should, therefore, be regarded as a criminal offense Edgar W. Dijkstra

Lectures are one of the most effective methods of conveying info true false

Lectures are one of the most effective methods of conveying info true false

! Lectures should be abolished

! Lectures should be abolished

Lectures are better than reading material at… …inspiring students to appreciate the importance of

Lectures are better than reading material at… …inspiring students to appreciate the importance of key info

Above all … lectures can better create a state of intellectual excitement that promotes

Above all … lectures can better create a state of intellectual excitement that promotes learning

? Create a state of intellectual excitement

? Create a state of intellectual excitement

thinking is the greatest of pleasures Goethe

thinking is the greatest of pleasures Goethe

asking questions

asking questions

Life is not about right & wrong answers It is about the perpetual pursuit

Life is not about right & wrong answers It is about the perpetual pursuit of increasingly sophisticated questions

can computers think?

can computers think?

1 ? - click navigation

1 ? - click navigation

Concept & Feasibility User Requirements Developer Specs Test Planning Test Design Test Implementation Test

Concept & Feasibility User Requirements Developer Specs Test Planning Test Design Test Implementation Test Integration Testing Acceptance Test Opr. & Maintenance Retirement

Main Drawbacks

Main Drawbacks

Concept & Feasibility User Requirements Developer Specs Lag Lack of knowledge about requirements Test

Concept & Feasibility User Requirements Developer Specs Lag Lack of knowledge about requirements Test Planning Test Design Test Implementation Test Integration Testing Acceptance Test Opr. & Maintenance Retirement

answering questions

answering questions

Chinese proverb: Tell me, I forget. Show me, I remember. Involve me, I understand.

Chinese proverb: Tell me, I forget. Show me, I remember. Involve me, I understand.

Complement their effort & enthusiasm before offering criticism

Complement their effort & enthusiasm before offering criticism

The secret of education is respecting the pupil Ralph Waldo Emerson

The secret of education is respecting the pupil Ralph Waldo Emerson

A wisely chosen illustration is almost essential to fasten the truth upon the ordinary

A wisely chosen illustration is almost essential to fasten the truth upon the ordinary mind Howard Crosby

State something; give an example. State something; give an example. State something;

State something; give an example. State something; give an example. State something;

Stories

Stories

Theatrics!

Theatrics!

Passion!

Passion!

Humor!

Humor!

When using comedy, make sure that all humor arises from the teaching points …

When using comedy, make sure that all humor arises from the teaching points … if they remember the joke, they’ve remembered the training point. John Cleese

Clarity!

Clarity!

trust!

trust!

Nothing so impresses a student as a lecturer who makes a genuine effort to

Nothing so impresses a student as a lecturer who makes a genuine effort to get to know them as individuals

To be an outstanding teacher, one must genuinely like college-age students, and identify with

To be an outstanding teacher, one must genuinely like college-age students, and identify with their interests, both serious and foolish

“Ah. If you could dance all that you’ve just said, then I’d understand. ”

“Ah. If you could dance all that you’ve just said, then I’d understand. ” Nikos Kazanztakis in Zorba the Greek

What all the great teachers appear to have in common is love of their

What all the great teachers appear to have in common is love of their subject and an obvious satisfaction in arousing this love in their students J. Epstine

§ Speech Habits § Eye Contact § Gestures § Movement

§ Speech Habits § Eye Contact § Gestures § Movement

white boards transparencies multimedia

white boards transparencies multimedia

Planning course content to maximize interest

Planning course content to maximize interest

The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too

The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it Michelangelo

Exams

Exams

Dynamic lecturers captivate a class by the virtuosity of their individual performance Master discussion

Dynamic lecturers captivate a class by the virtuosity of their individual performance Master discussion leaders accomplish the same end by skillful guidance of the group’s collective thinking process

What can I do right away?

What can I do right away?

the feedback loop

the feedback loop

Online Resources 1. A Berkeley Compendium of Suggestions for Teaching with Excellence 2. Teaching

Online Resources 1. A Berkeley Compendium of Suggestions for Teaching with Excellence 2. Teaching Tips: Teaching & Learning Center at University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Scholarship is to be created not by compulsion, but by awakening a pure interest

Scholarship is to be created not by compulsion, but by awakening a pure interest in knowledge The wise instructor accomplishes this by opening to his pupils precisely the attractions the study has for himself Ralph Waldo Emerson

Would you persuade, speak of interest, not of reason. Benjamin Franklin.

Would you persuade, speak of interest, not of reason. Benjamin Franklin.