The tyranny of lectures!
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1. Think of something you are really good at — something you know you do well (and preferably something that has been important in your career). Describe that skill or quality in a few words.
2. Now describe in a couple of words how you became good at whatever it is you entered in the previous question.
Started with https://learningcatalytics.com
1. Think of something you are really good at — something you know you do well (and preferably something that has been important in your career). Describe that skill or quality in a few words.
2. Now describe in a couple of words how you became good at whatever it is you entered in the previous question.
- What happens in a lecture? Does anyone learn from lecture?
- The lecture focuses on information transfer. Is that all education is about?
- Lack of retention
- Father Guido Sarducci’s Five Minute University: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kO8x8eoU3L4
- Failure of education: if you’re unable to take what you’ve learned and apply it in a different context.
- Assimilation of that information is being left for the student to do on their own at home. Most of the aha moments happen outside of the classroom.
- 20 years ago, Eric Mazur turned this model upside down.
- Teach by questioning and peer instruction.
- Give students question, give them time to think, then poll them. Turn to a neighbor who has a different answer and convince him/her that you are right.
- Ideal situation: 30% right, 70% wrong
- “It is not the technology its the pedagogy, technology affords a new mode of learning”
- Clickers
- How do you create a good question? How do you create a good multiple choice question? How do you think like a beginner and create good distracter choices?
- 1. Education is not about lecturing
- 2. We can move way beyond the current technology and use it to manage things as they happen.
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