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UT English Programs
Developing Pedagogic tools
Presented by Jennifer UhlerUniversity of Tartu • Tartu, Estonia
Seminars on Language Development and Intercultural Teaching
March 2, 2007
Overview
Icebreaker Types of Pedagogic Tools
Handouts PowerPoint Presentations Technology
A closer look at your materials Creating effective handout
Icebreaker: Teaching gifts
Able to explain so many students understand,
Able to encourage weak students to try again,
Able to find instructional materials that many students appreciate,
Able to help colleagues use technology, etc.
Think, discuss, report
(Preferably, but not necessarily, involving the use of pedagogic tools or technology)
Think about at least one way in which you are a good teacher in the classroom.
Think about at least one way in which you are a good teacher outside the classroom.
Think of one way someone else is a good teacher – and you are in the classroom.
Think of one way someone else is a good teacher outside the classroom: guiding, interacting, assigning, …
Adapted from http://tltgroup.org
Brainstorm
What are some pedagogic tools you use as an instructor, have used as a student or are generally aware of?
Pedagogic Tools
“Old School”
“New School”
Some points to consider…
People tend to forget 90% of everything that it said to them in 24 hours.
The mind process information at different speeds:
Speakers speak at 120 -180 wpm
Readers read at 250 -1,000 wpm
People think at 1,200 – 18,000 wpm
Handouts
give information
provide an opportunity for activity
Handouts as Information
Full lecture notesHandouts summarizing key points, learning outcomes, or key points of a lecture
Partial lecture notesHandouts provide additional material
Some PROS and CONS
Handouts as activity
Not neutral elements in classroom! Comprehensive vs. skeletal handout Orientation and expectations Note-taking, attention, confidence Concentration As tools that allow you freedom Disruptive or intrusive distribution
Types of handouts for activity
GAPPED HANDOUTS Spaces for definitions/formulas Incomplete definitions/formulas
Word Part of speech
Related words
Meaning Use
Gap Noun Gapped (adj.), to fill a gap
An empty space
To refer to missing information, i.e. “gapped text”
Handouts for Activity
Spaces for lists with headings
Spaces for graphs, diagrams, maps, flow charts, etc.
Incomplete or unlabelled processes or sequences
Why use handouts?
Pros Cons
Types of handouts for activity
1. Gapped texts
Learning/Teaching cycle
Fill in the spaces with the following terms. Draw more arrows if necessary:
Evaluating
Activating knowledge
Providing input
Experimenting
Asking questions
Interactive Handouts
Job aids Worksheets Checklists Pathfinders/guides Decision trees Flow charts Diagram and tables Action plans
Design considerations
Sufficient white space, margins, and gaps
Structured by headings and sub-headings
Relevant graphics Number of pages Font size and type Paper Your contact
information
Other considerations
Error-free Consistent Citation of primary
sources Electronic copies Distribution and class
management
PowerPoint
Observe and note
1. Effective PP qualities
2. Ineffective or distracting PP qualities
Mock PowerPoint Presentation: UNRWA
Prepared by John Q. Public
EAPP 430
28 September 2004
Introduction
• EDUCATION: The Palestine refugee community has traditionally placed great emphasis on education as the key to a better future. Despite often difficult circumstances, Palestinians are one of the most highly educated groups in the Middle East. This achievement has been made possible in large part by the contribution of UNRWA in educating three generations of refugees.
UNRWA
• UNRWA operates one of the largest school systems in the Middle East and has been the main provider of basic education to Palestine refugees for nearly five decades. The Agency provides primary and junior secondary schooling free of charge for all Palestine refugee children in the area of operations. Vocational and technical training courses are given in the eight UNRWA vocational training centres. The Agency also runs an extensive teacher-training programme, and offers university scholarships to qualified refugee youth.
UNRWA's ACHIEVEMENTS
• Access to free elementary and Access to free elementary and preparatory education for all Palestine preparatory education for all Palestine refugee children; refugee children;
• A school system with low repetition A school system with low repetition rates, low drop-out rates and high levels rates, low drop-out rates and high levels of academic achievement; of academic achievement;
• Full gender equity since the 1960s, with Full gender equity since the 1960s, with 50.2 per cent of pupils being females in 50.2 per cent of pupils being females in 2001/2002; 2001/2002;
UNRWA graduates
UNRWA vocational& technicalgraduates
UNWRA pre-service teachertraining graduates
Total: 77,000 graduates
Schooling disrupted
During the intifadah (uprising) in the West Bank and Gaza Strip (1987-1993), children lost up to 45 days of schooling in a year because of curfews, strikes or confrontations with the Israeli authorities. In Lebanon, children lost months and some even more than a year of schooling because of the prolonged civil conflict and the 1982 Israeli invasion, which saw the destruction of a number of UNRWA schools. The Agency responded by prolonging the school year when allowed to do so by the authorities or by providing extra classes to compensate for lost instruction time. However, such lengthy disruptions have had a negative influence on the quality of education.
Schooling disrupted
HOW UNRWA IS FUNDED?
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European UnionDonations
In-kinddonations fromEUOther donationsfrom UN bodies
UNRWA HEADQUARTERS & LIAISON OFFICES
• UNRWA Liaison Office, New York Chief, Liaison Office - Maher Nasser One United Nations Plaza, Room DC1-1265, New York, NY 10017, USA Telephone: (+ 1 212) 963 2255, (00 1 212) 963 1234 Facsimile: (+ 1 212) 935 7899
• http://www.un.org/unrwa/index.html
6 Tips for PowerPoint
NUMBER ONE:
Don’t give PowerPoint center stage
Your visual aids ARE NOT the focus
NUMBER TWO:
Create a logical flow
Not a collection of bulleted lists
6 Tips for PowerPoint
NUMBER THREE
Make your presentation readable
Use at least 30 point font
Avoid paragraphs or long blocks of text
Avoid detailed reports
Use appropriate fonts
Avoid “title capitalization”
NUMBER FOUR:
Remember less is more
KISS: Keep it simple, stupid! Avoid too many fancy transitions Avoid sound effects Cut down on the number of slides
6 Tips for PowerPoint
NUMBER FIVE:
Distribute a handout
Good for note-taking &
Back-up plan for tech failures
6 Tips for PowerPoint
NUMBER SIX:
Practice!
your presentation and using your slides
6 Tips for PowerPoint
Technology
What kinds of technology do you use inside of your classroom?
What kinds of technology do you use outside your classroom?
Technological tools
Technology: Discussion
What experiences do you have with the following in educational settings?
Email and the internet Audio podcasts Discussion boards Educational platforms (i.e. Moodle) Wikis Google documents and groups
Over to you…
A closer look at your materials
Creating an effective handout
If you were to receive a handout for this seminar, what might you like, as a learner, to include?
Take a minute to sketch an outline of a handout about pedagogic tools… take into consideration our discussions and the tips you were given above.
Give a copy to Jennifer to distribute via email.