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Taking Down the Fourth Wall: Talking to Students about Teaching

CEITMarch 8, 2013

Sophie Godley, MPHClinical Assistant Professor

Director, Undergraduate EducationSchool of Public Health

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Who inspires your teaching?

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Today’s Learning ObjectivesAfter successfully completing this workshop, participants will be

able to: Identify why it can be beneficial for teachers and students

alike when there is an ongoing conversation about teaching; Articulate a new strategy for eliciting feedback from

students; Describe opportunities and limitation of using a class

Facebook page for getting student feedback.

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My teaching: My students

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Agenda

Introductions and review of objectives Why gather ongoing feedback from students? Using Facebook Self-reflection on teaching Comments and questions

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Why gather ongoing feedback from students?

End of semester feedback: limited use Are the students the “customer”? Remind students that they are involved in their

learning process Midcourse corrections

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We must do hard things.

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Our world & local problems require:

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Active problem-solving Creativity & flexible thinking Multiple skill sets Group work, people management, adapting to diverse

expectations Community competence Acknowledgement of the role of race – and the specific

history What else?

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Ways to gather feedback during the semester

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Midcourse evaluations

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START/STOP/GO “How are you contributing to your learning in this

class?” “What can you do to further your learning?” “Anything else you would like your professor to

know?”

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Create a “group” page Students can “like” the page History: keeps current and past students Posting: allows students to post articles, questions,

events Page administrator: keeps it private

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MC725

http://www.facebook.com/Mc725WomenChildrenAdolescentsBusph

Blog posts: on perfectionism, when an activity didn’t go as planned, my reflections and thoughts.

Comments: about 8/84 students posted.

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Self-reflection on teaching

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How do you know it didn’t work?

Facial expressions Ran out of time Didn’t meet objectives Students seem bored, unengaged

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Your Turn

Transforming your classroom Where are you now? Where would you like to be? Who can be a resource for you?

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