Posts Tagged ‘learning objectives’
April 14 - Classroom Teaching Methods: Are Your Lectures Sidetracking Student Learning
By: Maryellen Weimer, PhD in Effective Teaching Strategies
Most teachers work to add interest to lecture material in an attempt to gain student attention. If they aren’t attending, they aren’t listening, and if they aren’t listening, it’s pretty hard to imagine them learning anything from a lecture. But is there a point at which the interesting details are more arresting than the content? And if that’s so, do those kinds of details get in the way of attempts to learn and apply content?
February 20 - Creating a Sustainable, Faculty-Driven Assessment Initiative
By: Rob Kelly in Educational Assessment
Meaningful program assessment requires faculty participation. The challenge of getting faculty involved and staying involved lies in convincing them that the benefits of educational assessment are worth any additional work it generates.
September 24 - Choosing Appropriate Distance Learning Tools
By: Rob Kelly in Distance Learning Administration, Online Education
Faculty need to consider learning objectives, learning styles, accessibility, cost, and available technical support when designing distance learning courses, says Laurie Hillstock, manager of distance learning at Clemson University.
Hillstock works with faculty to develop satellite, CD-ROM, and Web-based courses using a design model that is roughly 80 percent asynchronous and 20 synchronous. Within this model, instructors can…
