Week 6 offers me a special relevance. It offers me all those useful techniques for managing large classes. It offers me how I can effectively design PowerPoint materials and present them in such a precise manner. Week 6 also offers me much about 'Interactive Lecturing' which will enables me to keep my students involved in every activity.
Most of what I need to do is there: 'think-pair-share,demonstrations and role playing', 'just-in-time teaching', 'problem-and-solution', 'out-of-class group assignments', 'cooperative learning', 'variety, pace, interest, individualization, speaking style', only to name some.
I think I will make great changes i my teaching techniques from now onward.
Best,
Garri
Hello Garri,
ReplyDeleteI am sure you'll make great changes in your teaching techniques because you are demonstrating you are absorving and applying everything we are learning in this wonderful and useful course.
Greetings from Peru,
Esteban Mallqui.
Hi Garri,
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that this week has offered us effective and practically relevant pieces of advice on improvement. It is of special relevance for me as well as I am going to teach large classes next semester and I've never tried that before. I really appreciate those of my colleagues who can do it effectively.
All the best in your work,
Stasya from Russia
Hello Garri,
ReplyDeleteWhat counts important every week is the learning we gain from every experience. Your positive attitude towards change is simply awesome. I love it!
Wishing you all the best now and beyond!
REBECCA
Dear Garri,
ReplyDeleteI agree we should keep trying strategies and techniques to reach our students, since we cannot change the fact that large groups will prevail, then we have to adapt ourselves to the situation.
My favorite ones were "think, pair, share; and including blank slides during presentations" I have tried them and they worked wonders activating discussion.
Regards,
Letty