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Interactive Learning: More Students Are More Active Participants in More Learner Groups

Interactive Learning: More Students Are More Active Participants in More Learner Groups. By David G. Brown Wake Forest University @ Syllabus 99 Santa Clara, California July 27, 1999. Who are the Authors?. 93 vignettes 43 campuses 143 authors.

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Interactive Learning: More Students Are More Active Participants in More Learner Groups

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  1. Interactive Learning:More Students Are More ActiveParticipants in More Learner Groups By David G. Brown Wake Forest University @ Syllabus 99 Santa Clara, California July 27, 1999

  2. Who are the Authors? • 93 vignettes • 43 campuses • 143 authors

  3. Vignettes from Yahoo’s 100 Most Wired Campuses • Intermediate German. Dartmouth • International Political Economy. Middlebury • Systems Analysis. NYU • Global Telecommunications. Temple • Writing. U of Missouri @ Rolla • Senior Biology Seminar. Hendrix • Physics for 500. Michigan State • Costume Museum Archives. Virginia • Anthropology. SUNY-Potsdam

  4. Beliefs Pedagogy and Philosophy • Interactive Learning • Learn by Doing • Collaborative Learning • Integration of Theory and Practice • Visualization • Communication • Different Strokes for Different Folks

  5. Beliefs (less universal)Philosophy and Pedagogy • Comparative Analysis • Role Playing • Engaging Subject Matter • Challenging Material • Repetition • Prompt Feedback • Student Initiative and Responsibility • Time on Task • Trust

  6. Techniques and ToolsNew Options From Technology • Web Pages for Every Course • E-Mail • Citations to the Web (URLs) • Team Projects • Collaborative Teaching • Simulations • Asynchronous Discussions • Virtual Courses

  7. Tools and Technques(continued) • Self-Paced Lectures • Self-Paced Exercises • Self-Paced Quizzes • Electronic Textbooks • Powerpoint Presentations • Multimedia Clips • Electronic Course Management • Publishing on the Web

  8. Typology of Tools & Techniques • For Increased Communication (8) • For Interactive Learning (5) • For Customization (4) • For New Materials and Presentation Modes (9) • For Electronic Course Management (5) From Interactive Learning, Anker Publishing, 1999 (forthcoming) ICCEL -- Wake Forest University, 1999

  9. For Increased Communication • Web Pages for Course Materials • Email: Group and Individual • Asynchronous Discussion Groups • Hyperlinks to Related Materials • More Time for Class Discussion • Synchronous Chatrooms • Office Hours on Line • Consultants & Experts in Discussion ICCEL -- Wake Forest University, 1999

  10. For Interactive Learning • Simulations • Team Projects • Student Web Pages • Student Publishing on the Web • Collaborative Teaching ICCEL -- Wake Forest University, 1999

  11. For Customization • Self-Paced Exercises • Virtual Courses (internet only) • Self-Paced Lectures • Self-Paced Quizzes ICCEL -- Wake Forest University, 1999

  12. For New Materials & Modes • Citations to the Web (URLs) • PowerPoint & Multimedia Presentations • Lecture Notes on Line • Computer Skill Exercises • Cross-Cultural Analyses • Electronic Textbook • Cybershows • Custom CD-Rom • Archive of Images ICCEL -- Wake Forest University, 1999

  13. For Electronic Course Management • Course Shell • Group Email • Electronic Gradebook • Dynamic Syllabus • On line grading ICCEL -- Wake Forest University, 1999

  14. Assessment StrategiesHow Do We Know Its Better? • Perceptions • Student • Faculty • Behaviors • Outcomes

  15. MEASURES OF IMPACT Perceptions • By Students via • Formal Evaluations • Feedback and Hearsay • By Faculty via • Formal Evaluations • Observed Behavior/Performance Behaviors • Metadata re Computer Use • Adoption By Others • Other Behaviors Outcomes & Student Performance • Matched Pairs Over Time • Matched Pairs Simultaneous • External “Tests”

  16. Major Conclusions • Most Professors Use Computers to Increase Opportunities for Interactive Learning • The Tools Needed for Interactive Learning Can Be Mastered with Little Time or Effort • Both Faculty and Students Feel They Are Learning More and Liking It Better

  17. David G. BrownWake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, N.C. 27109336-758-4878email: brown@wfu.eduhttp//:www.wfu.edu/~brownfax: 336-758-4875

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