Dicsussion, Questions, Interactive Lectures

Discussions, Questions, Interactive Lectures

How would you describe your approach to teaching? This website from Virginia Tech provides some insights into the possibilities through a taxonomy of teaching models along the instructor-directed / student-directed continuum. Explanations and examples are especially helpful in making sense of this somewhat jargon-intensive field.

Teaching Models – website

http://www.edtech.vt.edu/edtech/id/models/index.html

Science Educator Bill McComas leads a workshop for the USC Center for Excellence in Teaching on the dynamics of effective classroom discussions. It can be a little slow to get started so feel free to minimize the window and explore the next website while it’s loading.

Leading Discussions - video

http://www.usc.edu/programs/cet/usc/programs/video/2004/discussions.html

Explore this collection of links for practical and concise advice on the ‘how and why’ of classroom discussions.

Discussion & Tutorial Strategies – website

http://www.yorku.ca/cst/ideas/discussiontutorial_online.html

Bill McComas demonstrates how asking more effective questions produces more effective learning.

Asking Effective Questions - video

http://www.usc.edu/programs/cet/usc/programs/video/2004/questions.html

Listening to a lecture can be a fairly passive experience. This article from the USC Center for Scholarly Technology outlines some techniques for incorporating short activities that engage students with the content while they’re still in class.

Interactive Lectures – article

http://www.usc.edu/isd/locations/cst/tlsnew/themes/interactivelectures.html

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