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Day 3: Questions?

This is just a space in case you have questions or comments on the different taxonomies we discussed! Continue reading “Day 3: Questions?” ›

Day 3: ID in Practice

The meta from today: I wanted to do one variation on the group work from last time to show how the same type of activities can be changed to keep it interesting enough that students have to follow directions and pay attention to what is going on in the room. You can also modify any... Continue reading “Day 3: ID in Practice” ›

Day 3: Teaching Taxonomies

The groupwork went so well in the last class that I wanted to do a slight modification in today’s. Lest anyone get too settled, we’ll do another type of activity next week. Today’s main goal was for everyone to learn a little about taxonomies; enough so that you can think back on it later if... Continue reading “Day 3: Teaching Taxonomies” ›

Get Game@ZSR-Our Eighth Game Night and Third Tournament!

On Friday, January 30th, the ZSR Library hosted its eighth game night and third tournament! Susan Smith, Tim Mitchell, Barry Davis and myself worked the event. John Vientos, an intrepid Information Systems staff member, also volunteered and worked the event! This game night and tournament was different from previous events as we used only the... Continue reading “Get Game@ZSR-Our Eighth Game Night and Third Tournament!” ›

Day 2: Questions?

This is just a space in case you have questions or comments on ID models! Continue reading “Day 2: Questions?” ›

Day 2: ID in Practice

Here’s the meta on day 2: From day 1 I knew most people had an expected outcome of getting more experience with groupwork, active learning, etc. That will inform all of the classes, starting with this one. I wanted a clear example of how active group work could convey the information as well as (or,... Continue reading “Day 2: ID in Practice” ›

Day 2: Models of Instructional Design

After an understanding of Instructional Design, we moved into talking about different models Instructional Designers use. As everyone indicated they had a high priority for learning more about active learning and group work, instead of a lecture (or even a facilitated discussion), we used groups to get to the content. The layout of the class... Continue reading “Day 2: Models of Instructional Design” ›

A TLC Workshop

After midwinter, I came back to a busy week of teaching. But the presentation that I was focused on the most was for the Teaching and Learning Center. It was the first presentation that I have done with them, and we had 27 people signed up to attend! The group was fairly chatty, so instead... Continue reading “A TLC Workshop” ›

Best Practices in Syllabus Construction

Here is the presentation from today’s workshop: View Syllabus Handout on Scribd If you have questions or comments, feel free to contact me or leave a message in the comments. If you’d like to share your syllabus, please put a link in the comments! Continue reading “Best Practices in Syllabus Construction” ›

Announcement about the next post:

Hi everyone, I’m teaching a class on syllabus construction for the Teaching and Learning Center and need a home on the web for the content. I figured this blog is the best option I have. The folks in this course might find that information useful, and maybe the people in the workshop will find the... Continue reading “Announcement about the next post:” ›