Teaching strategies and tips written by faculty for faculty
Most teaching centers offer faculty training in each of these areas, but a meta-synthesis reveals four most important core principles for student engagement and success for all of our current student learning challenges. I present each principle, followed by some concrete strategies…
Written by Paul Dean, Professor in OWU's Department of Sociology & Anthropology
Written by Paul Dean, Professor in OWU’s Department of Sociology & Anthropology
In John Hattie’s analysis of over 1,000 meta-analysis studies (Visible learning—Hattie’s research; Visible learning), several forms of peer instruction significantly improve student learning. Here are three examples of peer instruction:
Metacognition definition: “Broadly construed, it is any cognitive process or structure about another cognitive process or structure (e.g., data about memory held in memory)” (Kralik et. al, 2018, p. 731). Metacognitive reflections can significantly improve: I have taught at-risk student…
At the Constructive Dialogue Institute Aug. 14 training, we learned some tools for preparing students for discussing difficult topics, and these same tools prepare students for any discussion. Here are two of the tools we learned:
Written by Paul Dean, Professor in OWU's Department of Sociology & Anthropology
