Innovative Strategies for Classroom Engagement and Knowledge Organization

Explore various approaches to enhance classroom engagement and assess disciplinary knowledge organization, including card sorting activities and optimizing graphics for learning. Discover how to utilize cell phones as productive tools for student engagement, with examples of QR code makers, Socrative, and Poll Everywhere. Additionally, delve into the classification of cartoon characters and discuss the members of CONMEBOL. Disclaimer: Tailor suggestions to suit your teaching style and resources.

• Classroom engagement
• Knowledge organization
• Innovative strategies
• Student interaction
• Educational technology

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1. The Teaching Professor Conference Caira Bongers Washington, DC Ethan King June 3 5, 2016 Neil Simonetti

2. Disclaimer The suggestions in these slides are not designed to make anyone feel bad for not following their advice. In some cases, advice may even contradict. Treat these as possibilities you may want to investigate for your courses, but only do what you think works with your abilities and resources. This presentation is available on the web. The address is on the final slide.

3. Assessing How Individuals Organize Disciplinary Knowledge Card Sorting: Place n items into groups. There must be at least two groups and less than n groups. Each group should have a name or title. Each item may only belong to one group.

4. Cartoon Characters Belle Fred Elmer Mickey Jerry Speedy Goofy Scooby Droopy

5. Humans Belle Fred Elmer Mice Mickey Jerry Speedy Dogs Goofy Scooby Droopy

6. Disney Hanna Barbera Warner Bros. Belle Fred Elmer Mickey Jerry Speedy Goofy Scooby Droopy

7. Optimizing Graphics for Learning Images promote memory better than text Remove extras Whitespace and Contrast Signaling with Icons (or color) Chunking images with text Don t do this

8. CONMEBOL Members CONMEBOL Members Venezuela 10 Colombia Ecuador 5 6 8 3 Brazil Peru Bolivia 2 7 Chile Paraguay 1. Argentina 2. Bolivia 3. Brazil 4. Chile 5. Colombia 6. Ecuador 7. Paraguay 8. Peru 9. Uruguay 10. Venezuela 4 Uruguay 9 1 Argentina

9. Cell Phones as Productive Classroom Engagement Tools QR code makers and readers Socrative Up to 50 simultaneously logged in students Poll Everywhere Free account allows up to 40 responses

11. Make It Stick book by Peter Brown, et al. Practice Retrieving New Learning from Memory Space Out Retrieval Practice Interleave the Study of Different Problem Types Embrace the Difficulties of Studying

12. Which picture best represents an American Lincoln penny? And the winner is

13. The Big Bang Theory of Learning Start with a Driving Problem or Question Based on a Real-World Situation, Problem, or Need. This Focus Directs Student Learning Motivation and Momentum are Sustained by Use. Pilot Program Explained Paired students with a local business Simulation Workshop

14. Ten Strategies for Reaching Students in Word and Image 1. Start on paper, go analog. (Free writing, low-stakes writing) 4. Display handouts before distributing. 5. Simplify text, color, and animation. 7. Use metaphor, story, and image as the framework. 8. Use the black slide. (press ) 9. Repeat and summarize frequently, but in different ways. 10.Practice delivering on location.

15. Decoding Disney: Translating Imagineering Tricks into Teaching Strategies Total Immersion Plussing (the five dollar gag) Wienies and the Two-Finger Point (reference points and clear direction) Soft Openings and Cross-Utilization (examine the student perspective) It s All About the Story (narratives help memory) Think Beyond Your Lifetime (or beyond your course)

16. Venture to Learn! Embark on a Quest to Effective Game Development Role Playing Games Task Completion Games PowerPoint Templates http://powerpointgames.wikispaces.com/PowerPoint+Game+Templates Name a state: 86 Confusion 9 Pennsylvania 3 New Jersey 3 1 Anti- x + 47 2x derivatives 2

17. Lecture vs. Active Learning sage-on-the-stage vs. guide-on-the-side Listening continuously and taking notes for an hour is an unusual cognitive experience for most young people. Professors should embrace and even advertise lecture courses as an exercise in mindfulness and attention building, a mental workout that counteracts the junk food of nonstop social media. --Molly Worthen Lecture Me. Really. NY Times Op-Ed. My experience is that students are asking for lecture, not because they learn best that way, but because it is easier for them, and comfortable, while active learning takes more effort, but they get a bigger reward. --Ian August, comment in response to blog post. One of the problems with lectures is that we don t know what s going on in students heads during the exposition We re teaching blind, in a sense. --Mark Sample, comment to blog.

18. Planning with the End in Mind: Realistically Integrating Backward Design Learning Objective Activity Criteria Evidence

19. Enhancing the Role of Faculty in Academic Success Common Class Difficulties Coming to class unprepared or late Electronic distractions Intimidation from material Solutions Have students brainstorm ideas. Implement rules of class etiquette. Check-ins (muddiest point/flash cards) Common Study Difficulties Not budgeting sufficient time (cramming) Habitual procrastination Allowing interruptions Solutions Student self-assessment of study habits Encourage study groups Direct students to institutional resources

20. The Exam Preparation Self-Assessment and this entire PowerPoint presentation are available at http://ns.faculty.brynathyn.edu I hope you find something in here useful.