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Computerside Chats Session 4
Hours: 1.5
Chapters 7 and 8
This is part 4 of a 4 part online learning workshop for ACC faculty. Feel free to join us for as many sessions as you can, but recognize that this series is designed so that you don't have to attend every session.
Computerside Chats are the ACC book club for faculty where you DON'T HAVE TO READ THE BOOK! Chats for Spring 2016 will focus on the book "Teaching for Learning: 101 Intentionally Designed Educational Activities to Put Students on the Path to Success" by Claire Howell Major, Michael S. Harris, and Todd Zakrajsek. In each session, you'll be introduced to material from two chapters of the book, along with a few of the teaching tips the authors suggest. You'll then have time to engage in an online conversation with your teaching colleagues about how ACC instructors might adopt some of these new methods in their classrooms. You'll be able to get the latest evidence-based teaching without having to dig in to the research on your own.
This session will focus on Chapters 7 and 8. Chapter 7 discusses "Graphic Organizers" which challenge students to develop new ways of looking at class material. You'll be exposed to research about this powerful technique and get easy tips that will encourage your students to re-evaluate the way they interact with your subject. Chapter 8 investigates "Metacognitive Reflection" and will give you ways to get students to assess their own learning. Research repeatedly demonstrates the importance of metacognitive skills in learning, and you'll get tips that will help your students practice and benefit from an improved understanding of how their brains process information.
You will need access to a computer for this event. On the day of the event, you will be sent information in an email about how to join the webex meeting. You do NOT need to have a webcam or any other special equipment.
For more information about these events, including a schedule of all the sessions and a copy of the table of contents from this semester's book, please visit www.austincc.edu/computersidechats
Book details (Please note that you DO NOT have to have a copy of this book to participate):
Major, C. H., Harris, M. S., & Zakrajsek, T. (2016). Teaching for learning: 101 intentionally designed education activities to put students on the path to success. New York, NY: Routledge. Available to order here: http://www.amazon.com/Teaching-Learning-Intentionally-Educational-Activities/dp/0415699363/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1453737957&sr=8-1&keywords=Teaching+for+Learning%3A+101+Intentionally+Designed+Educational+Activities+to+Put+Students+on+the+Path+to+Success
This event is brought to you by the The Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning (FCTL) at ACC. If you have any questions, please email FCTL@austincc.edu |
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