Evaluate together with a colleague / colleagues, … and train your colleagues

Small steps: 

  

Ask a colleague: “Please, visit me as a critical friend while I teach” 

  

Ask a colleague: “We teach the same ..., are you also interested in planning together? 

  

Ask a colleague: “ You say, you have a problem, I could visit you while you teach, and we could talk afterwards....” 

  

Ask a colleague: “Please, be my mentor” 

  

Bigger steps: 

 

Ask a group of colleagues some of the same questions and organize cooperation 

  

Organize training activities 

 

Handouts to be used by trainers when you plan & organize training activities:

 

 

- Training session organisation: The Interactive lecture

(4 pages, Word Online)Click

 

Intro: 

“The “Why …”, “How …”, and “What …” of a new way of lecturing

Course instructor´s introduction: What is the “New American Lecture”/ “The Interactive Lecture” all about?

- How to promote individual learning while lecturing

- The pitfalls and critics of lecturing versus the obvious possibilities”

 

 

- Activate your students by use of structured learning tasks: Cooperative Learning 

(2 pages, Word Online) Click

 

- Add the method of mentoring to the toolbox of lecturers

(3 pages, Word Online) Click

 

- Add the writing of rubrics to your teaching methods toolbox

(2 pages, Word Online) Click

 

- Development of action plans for 

- Experimentation in each participants teaching in autumn term

- Collaboration with colleagues

(4 pages, Word Online) Click

 

Copy of handout intro text:

Introduction to “Action Learning”

 

- Action learning is a method centred upon the development of one´s own teaching through experimentation and reflection.   - The method has roots in “action research” but is not directed at publishing results.    -The aim is to develop the practical knowledge of the involved teachers.    - “Unlike theoretical knowledge which stands at a distance from the world practical knowledge has a close relationship to its objects, the practical situations in which it is shaped and applies” (Plauborg et.al. (2009): Action learning)   - In other words action learning is as well closely related to practice as focused on developing an analytical perspective on practice.   - Teacher expertise is professional knowledge of a practical nature.

 

 

- What is my pedagogical rationale in use?

(5 pages, Word Online) Click

Inspirational active learning methods handouts Click

 

 

Here is an overview of all pages in this blog: 

Click here to jump to anywhere in this blog: Keep ON going  - Teach better by use of evaluation and action plans  A warm welcome to all teachers at highshool, college and university-levels Click   Evaluate your own courses + Inspirational active learning methods handouts Click Take small steps every day Click Planning of deeper learning Click Focus on the theoretical framework: "You need a framework …” Click   Evaluate your courses together with your students   5 steps to turn inspiration into action & plan a MIDWAY EVALUATION in your courses Click Inspiration for how to develop better homework results Click Inspiration for your next steps: What to learn from your students Click   Evaluate together with a colleague/colleagues , … and train your colleagues Click Inspiration for your next steps Click Sources and references Click   (Furthermore, LNKS to 30 inspirational documents are to be found in these blog posts)