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Boston University School of Public HealthBoston University School of Public Health
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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Boston University School of Public HealthBoston University School of Public Health
Boston University School of Public Health Crosstown, 801 Mass Ave, 4th Floor Office 445 Boston, MA 02118 Ph: 617/638-5296 Email: [email protected] Facebook: Sophie Godley Twitter: @sophiesalibi
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Sophie Godley, MPH