How Learning Works: seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching: Susan Ambrose
- About: One of the authors of the book shares a summary of the seven principles of learning.
- Note: 50 minute presentation with slides
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Don’t lecture me! Carl E Wieman and Active Learning
- About: What is active learning and how does it work? Is it really better than currently used methods? What are its strengths, what are its weaknesses? To discuss these questions, Carl E. Wieman and several education practitioners and experts met in Lindau during the 69th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting.
- Note: 16 minute interview with visuals
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Techniques Video Library
- About: from The K. Patricia Cross Academy, a non-profit program of the Social Good Fund founded by Elizabeth F. Barkley and Claire H. Major to honour and preserve the legacy of K. Patricia Cross.
- Content: Each video explores another teaching and learning technique along with an instructor’s guide. At the bottom of each video page are some notes about the activity type, the teaching problems it solves and the learning dimensions it addresses. Wonderful collection of videos and resources!
- Note: Over 50 Techniques (Jan 2024)
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The Anatomy of a 21st century educator: Pathways to institutional Support: Simon Bates
- About: Simon Bates is the Appointed Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President, Teaching and Learning at University of British Columbia. In 2014 Simon created the attributes of a 21st century educator which were adopted by eCampus Ontario for their Ontario Extend PD series.
- Note: Keynote Presentation (1 hour at ETUG 2015 conference) – eCampus Ontario Open Book related to anatomy created by Simon Bates
- Besides achieving mastery in their own discipline, educators need:
- An understanding and appreciation of what research has to say about how people learn.
- The ability to curate, develop, use, and share appropriate educational resources.
- Skill in discerning the possibilities—and limitations—of technology to support teaching and learning.
- Professional learning networks through collaborations with other disciplines.
- A scholarly approach to teaching.
- A willingness to experiment: to try, reflect, and learn from new approaches, pedagogies, and technologies to support learning.
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Teaching teaching & Understanding Understanding
- About: “Teaching Teaching & Understanding Understanding” is a 19-minute award-winning short-film (separated into three part mini-videos) about teaching at university and higher-level educational institutions. It is based on the “Constructive Alignment” theory developed by Prof. John Biggs. The film delivers a foundation for understanding what a teacher needs to do in order to make sure all types of students actually learn what the teacher intends.
- Content: Three videos comprising 19 minutes from Claus Brabrand YouTube site which has other languages
- Note: Over 50 Techniques (Jan 2024)
- Links: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
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CONFESSIONS OF A CONVERTED LECTURER: ERIC MAZUR
- About: Eric Mazur: “I thought I was a good teacher until I discovered my students were just memorizing information rather than learning to understand the material. Who was to blame? The students? The material?
- I will explain how I came to the agonizing conclusion that the culprit was neither of these. It was my teaching that caused students to fail! I will show how I have adjusted my approach to teaching and how it has improved my students’ performance significantly.”
- Eric Mazur is the Balkanski Professor of Physics and Applied Physics at Harvard University. An internationally recognized scientist and researcher, he leads a vigorous research program in optical physics and supervises one of the largest research groups in the Physics Department at Harvard University.
- Note: Keynote Lecture (1 hour 20 mins)
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PEER Instruction for Active Learning: Eric Mazur
- About: Physicist Eric Mazur from Harvard University on beginners’ difficulties, teaching each other and making sense of information.
- Note: Eric is well respected for his work in peer instruction, the books he has written and the work on software platform Persuall. Interview (14 minutes)
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The Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams: RanDy Pausch
- About: Carnegie Mellon Professor Randy Pausch (Oct. 23, 1960 – July 25, 2008) gave his last lecture at the university Sept. 18, 2007, before a packed McConomy Auditorium months before his death. In his moving presentation, “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams,” Pausch talked about his lessons learned and gave advice to students on how to achieve their own career and personal goals.
- Note: Keynote Lecture (1 hour 16 mins)
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A vision of Students today: Michael Wesch
- About: A short video summarizing some of the most important characteristics of students today – how they learn, what they need to learn, their goals, hopes, dreams, what their lives will be like, and what kinds of changes they will experience in their lifetime.
- Note: Created by Michael Wesch (professor) in collaboration with 200 students at Kansas State University in 2007 but still worthy of the content and message.
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10 Online Teaching Tips beyond Zoom: Michael Wesch
- About: I reluctantly started teaching online 4 years ago. Now I absolutely love it. Instead of teaching “online” I see it as teaching “out in the world” – without walls. This is Episode 1 where I go over the basic setup and structure of my class:
- Note: Teaching Without Walls Online Teaching Tips – Series of 6 Videos
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