Class 4 instructional strategies
This document discusses engaging learners through active instructional strategies. It provides an agenda for a class session that will cover constructing objectives based on needs assessments, aligning instructional strategies with goals, and choosing assessment strategies. It then discusses various instructional strategies on a spectrum from low to high engagement, including lecture, discussion, case studies, and learners teaching content. Specific strategies are described for making lectures more interactive, such as just-in-time teaching and Jane Vella's four learning tasks. High engagement strategies like team-based learning, process-oriented guided inquiry learning, and case-based teaching are also outlined. The document aims to help instructors choose strategies that actively involve learners.
Class 4 instructional strategies
- 1. Making Learning Interactive Engaging Learners with Instructional Strategies ADLT 670, Class Session 4
- 2. Agenda for Tonight What your needs assessment revealed Constructing objectives based on needs iTeach Video – Dr. Mike Ryan What constitutes active, engaged learning? Aligning instructional strategies with your goals Choosing assessment strategies to determine accomplishment of objectives
- 3. Timeline Next week – October 16 Goals and Objectives on Wiki pages Dr. Moshe Feldman - an Introduction to assessment Weeks of October 23 and 30 – SDL Partners share instructional strategies topic – 15 minutes preso due Nov 6 – very brief demo Partners share assessment strategy – Nov 13, 20, and Dec 4; 30 to 40 minutes includes brief demo Goal is to model as well as share
- 4. A Proverb Tell me, I will forget Show me, I may remember Involve me, and I will understand
- 6. Types of Input: Instructional Strategies Learning Methods Lecture Forums, panels, symposiums Interactive TV, video Discussion Case Studies / Group Projects Online/hybrid learning Learning Contracts Critical Thinking Techniques Demonstration / Simulation Mentoring Learners teach the content Level of Engagement Low Low Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate to High Moderate to High Moderate to High Moderate to High Moderate to High High
- 7. Strategies for Making Lecture Interactive Just-in-Time Teaching Involves learner in pre-class preparation with strategies to inform faculty what needs to be emphasized in lecture Clickers /Polling, One-Minute Paper, etc Involves small groups/pairs during lecture with exercises that aid in absorption of new material Jane Vella’s Four I’s A strategy for structuring class time to assess learner knowledge/readiness, provide content, and examine understanding and ability to apply content
- 8. Jane Vella’s 4 Learning Tasks Inductive work – connects learners with what they already know Input – course content; new material Implementation – try it out Integration – asks learners how they will integrate new learning into their developing knowledge of medicine and medical practice
- 9. A Strategy for Garnering Learner Feedback Use an index card Write three words Stop Start Continue Complete with a sentence about our course
- 10. High Engagement Strategies Team-Based Learning (TBL) Teams work on two graded exercises to test understanding of pre-reading and then apply what they learned Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL) An inductive learning process in which learners discover major concepts Case-Based Teaching Uses a story of real events or problems so learners experience the complexity involved in practice situations