Facilitating: In-Class Presentations, Discussions, and Activities Susan M. Stein DHEd, MS, BS Pharm, RPh To Do the VooDoo That You Do So Well

Learning Objectives Identify and analyze effective presentation styles and facilitation formats Evaluate effective active learning Describe effective and concise course and syllabus design Analyze rubric evaluation tools

Facilitating Guidelines Scale: you should ease students into your goal. Give them small items first then grow Engage students: learn their names and call on them at least once per term Group work: assign responsibilities and set ground rules to increase effective interaction Keep it simple: use the time you allotted, don’t go over Summarize and feedback loops Blah, Blah, Blah with Blinds

Facilitating Guidelines Engage students: fear factor Scale: ease them in Group work tip: assign responsibilities, set ground rules Move around the room: direct attention Guiding terms: avoid providing answers Keep it simple: use time allotted Close the loop: summarize and provide feedback Detail Driven

Why are You Here: Teaching Learning “The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled” – Plutarch …in any way you can  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qa243HGiu_U

In The News: Before we get started… Florida: DEA action at 2 pharmacies http://articles.cnn.com/2012-02-06/us/us_florida-dea-pharmacies_1_pharmacies-pill-mills-drug-enforcement-administration?_s=PM:US New York: Fraudulent Prescriptions http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/06/02/long-island-pharmacist-arrested-in-phony-prescription-painkillers-probe/ Oregon: Pharmacy Tech stealing http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2011/02/pharmacy_tech_accused_of_steal.html Avoid a Jinx…Use Live Links

Example Activity: Think-Pair-Share Identify two concepts that you are passionate about in your field of study Pair with a partner, share and discuss Be prepared to discuss with the class Clear as a Spring Day

Example Activity: Think-Write-Pair-Share Using the Lecture Design Map as a guide… Create one activity for your lecture Write two assessment questions to directly address this activity Switch with the person next to you, assess Jolly Good

Activities Cafeteria Short-Mid Time, in class Longer Time, in class Outside Class Pause, summarize, discuss Debates Online discussions Clickers Role Playing Study groups Buzz Groups Fish Bowl Assignments (solo, group) Minute Paper Horseshoe Muddiest point Think Pair Share Snowball

Activity: Project Buzz Group Divide into groups focused on one of 4 groups: course/syllabus design, teaching and facilitation methods, active learning techniques, rubric design. Identify what project you will work on Divide into and discuss with a small group Present to groups and incorporate input prn Be prepared to verbally present to entire group

Student Push-Back Patience and Persistence: Don’t give up Explain: understanding  participation Form a Faculty Learning Community Incrementally introduce > engaging activities Provided guided directions, expectations: exams require thinking not just memorizing Hold students accountable

Challenges in Human Wiring View the following video and count the following: Number of times the ball is passed between the white players (with or without bouncing) Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGQmdoK_ZfY

Activity: Participants Present Your colleagues will be presenting examples of the following: Teaching Methods Active Learning Methods Rubrics Please provide input for your colleagues: What do you like about it? How would you improve it? http://www.random.org/

Thumbprint Reenergize: embrace, renew and feed your passion to teach…we need you!  Create Your Style of teaching: you must be who you are Challenge students and yourself: you are both capable of more than you think Nothing goes well all the time: learn from it and move on

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