Educational%20Theories%20and%20Teaching%20Techniques

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Educational Theories and Teaching Techniques

• For the Advanced Workshop on Teaching Tools,
  ICCEL, WFU
• November 12, 1999
• by David G. Brown
• VP (WFU) Dean (ICCEL)
• Professor of Economics

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Flow of the Day
Exposure to New Tools
Putting it All Together
Choice of --activities --tools --setting
Philosophy re --Objectives --Means --Subject
Matter
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Steps toward Redesign

• Recognize that you are redesigning a course, not
  learning technology for its own sake.
• Identify beliefs and objectives.
• Learn about the tools and techniques available.
• Match activities and settings.
• Implement!

What Tools are available?
What do you want to do?
Redesign Your Course!
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What Works for You?6 Ways to tease out your
answer

• Types of assignments and/or lectures that seem to
  be most effective? Want to give your student
  more of what?
• Your philosophy of teaching?
• Idea behind your course?
• Metaphors for your role?
• 3 Most Important Principles of Good Teaching?
• Diagram?

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Principles of Good Teachingplus an 8th

• Encourage contact between students and faculty
• Develop cooperation among students
• Encourage active learning
• Give prompt feedback
• Emphasize time on task
• Communicate high expectations
• Respect diverse talents and ways of thinking
• Utilize a full range of learning materials

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Metaphors for Professors Role

• Coach and team
• Master and apprentices
• Sage on the Stage
• Guide by the Side
• Fountain of Information
• Salesperson
• ___________________

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Student Knowledge
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Diagrams of a Course
Test
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Beliefs of 91/93 Vignette AuthorsPedagogy and
Philosophy
From Interactive Learning Forthcoming Nov.,
1999 From Anker Publishing David G. Brown, Editor

• Interactive Learning
• Learn by Doing
• Collaborative Learning
• Integration of Theory and Practice
• Communication
• Visualization
• Different Strokes for Different Folks

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Typology of Tools Techniques

• For Increased Communication (8)
• For Interactive Learning (5)
• For Customization (4)
• For New Materials and
  Presentation Modes (9)
• For Electronic Course Management (5)

From Interactive Learning, Anker Publishing, 1999
(forthcoming)
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For Increased Communication

• Web Pages for Course Materials
• Email Group and Individual
• Asynchronous Discussion Groups
• Hyperlinks to Related Materials
• More Time for Class Discussion
• Synchronous Chatrooms
• Office Hours on Line
• Consultants Experts in Discussion

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For Interactive Learning

• Simulations
• Team Projects
• Student Web Pages
• Student Publishing on the Web
• Collaborative Teaching

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For Customization

• Self-Paced Exercises
• Virtual Courses (internet only)
• Self-Paced Lectures
• Self-Paced Quizzes

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For New Materials Modes

• Citations to the Web (URLs)
• PowerPoint Multimedia Presentations
• Lecture Notes on Line
• Computer Skill Exercises
• Cross-Cultural Analyses
• Electronic Textbook
• Cybershows
• Custom CD-Rom
• Archive of Images

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For Electronic Course Management

• Course Shell
• Group Email
• Electronic Gradebook
• Dynamic Syllabus
• On line grading

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David G. BrownWake Forest UniversityWinston-Sale
m, N.C. 27109336-758-4878email
brown_at_wfu.eduhttp//www.wfu.edu/brownfax
336-758-4875