Seminars on Language and Intercultural Teaching
October 19, 2007
Supposing is good, but finding out is better. ~ Mark Twain
Content
1. Icebreakers
- Quickie 7 from Businessballs.com
- Deep thoughts: Inside-Outside circle
- Think-pair-share introductions
2. Active learning definition forming
- Expert opinions video from Virginia Tech
- Snowball: Active learning definition creation
3. Lecturing interactively
- Cooperative teams sorted through playing cards
- Finding common ground: 5 personal items in common (food, place visited, preference, etc.)
- Buzz groups: Why are lectures important in your discipline?
- Lecturette presentation of active learning
- Reflection: What kinds of active learning have we used? How would you describe them in terms of experience and dialogue?
4. Jigsaw of active learning techniques from Gibbs, Habeshaw & Habeshaw (1988)
5. Whole group discussion
- Sharing experiences
- Round-Robin: What are some potential educational advantages of cooperation/collaboration/active learning techniques?
- Challenges and opportunities matching from SWAP
6. Conclusion
References
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