Wednesday, October 19 ~ 1:00-2:30pm EDT
Overview
Students think that they like being spoon-fed: passively taking notes, randomly guessing on multiple choice tests, and viewing lectures on static powerpoint slides. They think that easy learning is to open up, swallow some facts, spit them out, and forget about them. Of course, this is not learning at all. And the truth is that it really is not interesting or enjoyable either. Real learning—applying, analyzing, synthesizing, evaluating—is not only enjoyable but increases academic success and persistence.
How are you and your team breaking the spoon and stimulating higher-order thinking? How are you contributing to the critical thinking that defines a college experience? This workshop will share easy-to-implement techniques for creating interactive, high-impact experiences for students. These techniques apply to venues in the classroom as well as outside of the classroom. If you train student employees, work with student organizations, or support students academically, this workshop will prepare you to make a difference. Support the vision for students who can think for themselves.
Participants will:
How high-impact practices correlate with academic success and persistence
What is the nature of higher-order thinking and why it really matters
How to provide guide-on-the-side prompts
How to use the magical-number-seven-second wait
How to progress through false light bulb queries
How to generate collaboration and not just cooperation
How to keep your hands off the pot
How to create a 1 minute reflect and share
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