LINKIT - 09/06/2023

• Onderwijswetenschappen
• WO
• Studiejaar 5

Teaching 101 - 07/07/2023

As an addition to the Knowledge session of 03/03/2023

Practice what you preach

Real life expierence

More Interaction

Planning

1. Learning Goals
2. Recap previous session
3. Observational exercise

Learning goals

1. After today the Mendix squad knows that knowledge is not only transfered verbally
2. After today the Mendix squad knows why it is usefull to have a lesson plan
3. After today the Mendix squad knows why it is usefull to establish learning goals
4. After today the Mendix squad knows what to do and not do when designing a powerpoint for teaching

Recap (1) - Before your Lesson

• Knowledge Sharing: (non) - Verbal
• 55 % of communication is non-verbal (Phutela, 2015)
• Preparation: game plan

What do you think?
Why does a teacher/ trainer need to know the Starting Point of the audience?

1. Know prior knowledge
2. Know diversity group
3. Adjust level of complexity
4. A, B and C (all)

Starting point

•  = Prior knowledge
  
• Diversity
• Complexity
  
  
  
• Know your audience
  

Recap (2) - Learning goals

• Intended end behavior
• Audience knows (1) what, (2) why and (3) apply

Learning goal

1. After today the Mendix squad knows that knowledge is not only transfered verbally X
2. After today the Mendix squad knows why it is usefull to have a lesson plan X
3. After today the Mendix squad knows why it is usefull to establish learning goals X
4. After today the Mendix squad knows what to do and not do when designing a powerpoint for teaching

Learning goal

Recap (3) - Powerpoints

• Too much text 
• Unnecessary images
• "Over"-styling (e.g., colors, font types or spacing)
• Inconsistency

Recap (3) - Powerpoints

• Too much text 
• Unnecessary images
• "Over"-styling (e.g., colors, font types or spacing)
• Inconsistency

Recap (3) - Powerpoints

• Keep it simple
• Big images
• Progess: number of slides
• (not possible in lesson up ;p)
  
  
  
• PowerPoint = no replacement 

Recap (3) - Powerpoints

• Keep it simple
• Big images
• Progess: number of slides
• (not possible in lesson up ;p)
  
  
  
• PowerPoint = no replacement 

What is the best argument to make a lesson plan of your teaching session?

1. You will never make a mistake again while teaching
2. You go through your lesson faster
3. You've thought of the starting point, learning goals, materials and time schedule
4. To know what to do when something unexpected happens

Common Sense:
It is okay to use your hands to exaggerate while teaching?

1. Yes, to get attention for example
2. No, never

(Previous Session):
What can you do when you are a person that is not naturally comfortable with his hands while presenting or teaching?

1. Hold on to something like a pen
2. Put them on the table in front of you
3. Put them in your pockets
4. Force yourself to use them

Learning goal

1. After today the Mendix squad knows that knowledge is not only transfered verbally X
2. After today the Mendix squad knows why it is usefull to have a lesson plan X
3. After today the Mendix squad knows why it is usefull to establish learning goals X
4. After today the Mendix squad knows what to do and not do when designing a powerpoint for teaching X

Oberservation Exercise

Video 1: Write down 2-3 things the first teacher did wrong

Video 2: Write down 2-3 things the second teacher did right

Oberservation Exercise

What did you write down?

Thanks for Listening :)

Bibliography

Hirst, P. (1975). What is teaching? In R. S. Peters (ed.) The Philosophy of Education. London: Routledge and Kegan Paul.

Cheryan, S., Ziegler, S. A., Plaut, V. C., & Meltzoff, A. N. (2014). Designing classrooms to maximize student achievement. Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 1(1), 4-12.

Schmaltz, R. M., & Enström, R. (2014). Death to weak PowerPoint: strategies to create effective visual presentations. Frontiers in Psychology, 5, 1138.

Phutela, D. (2015). The importance of non-verbal communication. IUP Journal of Soft Skills, 9(4), 43.

Veugelers, W., & Vedder, P. (2003). Values in teaching. Teachers and Teaching, 9(4), 377-389.

Johnson, R. T., & Johnson, D. W. (2008). Active learning: Cooperation in the classroom. The annual report of educational psychology in Japan, 47, 29-30.

Hattie, J. (2011). Which strategies best enhance teaching and learning in higher education? In D. Mashek and E. Y. Hammer, Eds. Empirical research in teaching and learning: Contributions from social psychology (pp. 130-142). Oxford: Blackwell Publishing.