Our new gen ed uses inquiry-guided learning for the content part of the core courses; what instruction we do has more to do with skills (it's a "skills" core with linked content courses).
We do very little lecturing in the core classes, but instead use group work, discussion, and student presentations of content from their linked courses. It's quite a bit of peer instruction... m -- Marc Carter, PhD Associate Professor of Psychology Chair, Department of Behavioral and Health Sciences College of Arts & Sciences Baker University -- From: Claudia Stanny [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 12:39 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] Lecturing vs Peer Instruction BYU has some good videos on problem-based learning that make use of peer instruction: http://ctl.byu.edu/teaching-tips/collaborative-learning _____________________________________________ Claudia J. Stanny, Ph.D. Director Center for University Teaching, Learning, and Assessment Associate Professor School of Psychological and Behavioral Sciences University of West Florida 11000 University Parkway Pensacola, FL 32514 - 5751 Phone: (850) 857-6355 or 473-7435 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> CUTLA Web Site: http://uwf.edu/cutla/ Personal Web Pages: http://uwf.edu/cstanny/website/index.htm On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 11:26 AM, Steven Hall <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Possibly the comment originated from this source at NPR: <http://www.npr.org/2012/01/01/144550920/physicists-seek-to-lose-the-lecture-as-teaching-tool> lose the lecture<http://www.npr.org/2012/01/01/144550920/physicists-seek-to-lose-the-lecture-as-teaching-tool> Peer instruction is one of many ways to move away from the lecture as the main method of instruction. Is anyone using it or similar active learning techniques? Steve Steven Hall Butte College Oroville, CA [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13144.1572ed60024e708cf21c4c6f19e7d550&n=T&l=tips&o=16182 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-16182-13144.1572ed60024e708cf21c4c6f19e7d...@fsulist.frostburg.edu<mailto:leave-16182-13144.1572ed60024e708cf21c4c6f19e7d...@fsulist.frostburg.edu> --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13029.76c7c563b32ad9d8d09c72a2d17c90e1&n=T&l=tips&o=16184 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-16184-13029.76c7c563b32ad9d8d09c72a2d17c9...@fsulist.frostburg.edu<mailto:leave-16184-13029.76c7c563b32ad9d8d09c72a2d17c9...@fsulist.frostburg.edu> ________________________________ The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto ("e-mail") is sent by Baker University ("BU") and is intended to be confidential and for the use of only the individual or entity named above. The information may be protected by federal and state privacy and disclosures acts or other legal rules. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are notified that retention, dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error please immediately notify Baker University by email reply and immediately and permanently delete this e-mail message and any attachments thereto. Thank you. --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=16190 or send a blank email to leave-16190-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
