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Developing Pedagogic tools

Presented by Jennifer UhlerUniversity of Tartu • Tartu, Estonia

Seminars on Language Development and Intercultural Teaching

March 2, 2007

Overview

Icebreaker Types of Pedagogic Tools

Handouts PowerPoint Presentations Technology

A closer look at your materials Creating effective handout

Icebreaker: Teaching gifts

Able to explain so many students understand,

Able to encourage weak students to try again,

Able to find instructional materials that many students appreciate,

Able to help colleagues use technology, etc.

Think, discuss, report

(Preferably, but not necessarily, involving the use of pedagogic tools or technology)

Think about at least one way in which you are a good teacher in the classroom.

Think about at least one way in which you are a good teacher outside the classroom.

Think of one way someone else is a good teacher – and you are in the classroom.

Think of one way someone else is a good teacher outside the classroom: guiding, interacting, assigning, …

Adapted from http://tltgroup.org

http://tltgroup.org/

Brainstorm

What are some pedagogic tools you use as an instructor, have used as a student or are generally aware of?

Pedagogic Tools

“Old School”

“New School”

Some points to consider…

People tend to forget 90% of everything that it said to them in 24 hours.

The mind process information at different speeds:

Speakers speak at 120 -180 wpm

Readers read at 250 -1,000 wpm

People think at 1,200 – 18,000 wpm

Handouts

give information

provide an opportunity for activity

Handouts as Information

Full lecture notesHandouts summarizing key points, learning outcomes, or key points of a lecture

Partial lecture notesHandouts provide additional material

Some PROS and CONS

Handouts as activity

Not neutral elements in classroom! Comprehensive vs. skeletal handout Orientation and expectations Note-taking, attention, confidence Concentration As tools that allow you freedom Disruptive or intrusive distribution

Types of handouts for activity

GAPPED HANDOUTS Spaces for definitions/formulas Incomplete definitions/formulas

Word Part of speech

Related words

Meaning Use

Gap Noun Gapped (adj.), to fill a gap

An empty space

To refer to missing information, i.e. “gapped text”

Handouts for Activity

Spaces for lists with headings

Spaces for graphs, diagrams, maps, flow charts, etc.

Incomplete or unlabelled processes or sequences

Why use handouts?

Pros Cons

Types of handouts for activity

1. Gapped texts

Learning/Teaching cycle

Fill in the spaces with the following terms. Draw more arrows if necessary:

Evaluating

Activating knowledge

Providing input

Experimenting

Asking questions

Interactive Handouts

Job aids Worksheets Checklists Pathfinders/guides Decision trees Flow charts Diagram and tables Action plans

Design considerations

Sufficient white space, margins, and gaps

Structured by headings and sub-headings

Relevant graphics Number of pages Font size and type Paper Your contact

information

Other considerations

Error-free Consistent Citation of primary

sources Electronic copies Distribution and class

management

PowerPoint

Observe and note

1. Effective PP qualities

2. Ineffective or distracting PP qualities

Mock PowerPoint Presentation: UNRWA

Prepared by John Q. Public

EAPP 430

28 September 2004

Introduction

• EDUCATION: The Palestine refugee community has traditionally placed great emphasis on education as the key to a better future. Despite often difficult circumstances, Palestinians are one of the most highly educated groups in the Middle East. This achievement has been made possible in large part by the contribution of UNRWA in educating three generations of refugees.

UNRWA

• UNRWA operates one of the largest school systems in the Middle East and has been the main provider of basic education to Palestine refugees for nearly five decades. The Agency provides primary and junior secondary schooling free of charge for all Palestine refugee children in the area of operations. Vocational and technical training courses are given in the eight UNRWA vocational training centres. The Agency also runs an extensive teacher-training programme, and offers university scholarships to qualified refugee youth.

UNRWA's ACHIEVEMENTS

• Access to free elementary and Access to free elementary and preparatory education for all Palestine preparatory education for all Palestine refugee children; refugee children;

• A school system with low repetition A school system with low repetition rates, low drop-out rates and high levels rates, low drop-out rates and high levels of academic achievement; of academic achievement;

• Full gender equity since the 1960s, with Full gender equity since the 1960s, with 50.2 per cent of pupils being females in 50.2 per cent of pupils being females in 2001/2002; 2001/2002;

UNRWA graduates

UNRWA vocational& technicalgraduates

UNWRA pre-service teachertraining graduates

Total: 77,000 graduates

Schooling disrupted

During the intifadah (uprising) in the West Bank and Gaza Strip (1987-1993), children lost up to 45 days of schooling in a year because of curfews, strikes or confrontations with the Israeli authorities. In Lebanon, children lost months and some even more than a year of schooling because of the prolonged civil conflict and the 1982 Israeli invasion, which saw the destruction of a number of UNRWA schools. The Agency responded by prolonging the school year when allowed to do so by the authorities or by providing extra classes to compensate for lost instruction time. However, such lengthy disruptions have had a negative influence on the quality of education.

Schooling disrupted

HOW UNRWA IS FUNDED?

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European UnionDonations

In-kinddonations fromEUOther donationsfrom UN bodies

UNRWA HEADQUARTERS & LIAISON OFFICES

• UNRWA Liaison Office, New York Chief, Liaison Office - Maher Nasser One United Nations Plaza, Room DC1-1265, New York, NY 10017, USA Telephone: (+ 1 212) 963 2255, (00 1 212) 963 1234 Facsimile: (+ 1 212) 935 7899

• http://www.un.org/unrwa/index.html

6 Tips for PowerPoint

NUMBER ONE:

Don’t give PowerPoint center stage

Your visual aids ARE NOT the focus

NUMBER TWO:

Create a logical flow

Not a collection of bulleted lists


NUMBER THREE

Make your presentation readable

Use at least 30 point font

Avoid paragraphs or long blocks of text

Avoid detailed reports

Use appropriate fonts

Avoid “title capitalization”

NUMBER FOUR:

Remember less is more

KISS: Keep it simple, stupid! Avoid too many fancy transitions Avoid sound effects Cut down on the number of slides


NUMBER FIVE:

Distribute a handout

Good for note-taking &

Back-up plan for tech failures


NUMBER SIX:

Practice!

your presentation and using your slides


Technology

What kinds of technology do you use inside of your classroom?

What kinds of technology do you use outside your classroom?

Technological tools

Technology: Discussion

What experiences do you have with the following in educational settings?

Email and the internet Audio podcasts Discussion boards Educational platforms (i.e. Moodle) Wikis Google documents and groups

Over to you…

A closer look at your materials

Creating an effective handout

If you were to receive a handout for this seminar, what might you like, as a learner, to include?

Take a minute to sketch an outline of a handout about pedagogic tools… take into consideration our discussions and the tips you were given above.

Give a copy to Jennifer to distribute via email.

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