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Facilitating Thinking with Active Learning
Dr. William H. Robertson, Associate Provost
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Facilitating Thinking with Active Learning
Outliers are those who have been given opportunities – and who have had the strength and presence of mind to seize them. Malcolm Gladwell Outliers: The Story of Success
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Facilitating Thinking with Active Learning
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Facilitating Thinking with Active Learning
Creativity Loves Constraint Voting Cards & Lectures Liberating Structures Story Telling Socratic Questioning Observations Open Discussion & Final Thoughts
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Facilitating Thinking with Active Learning
Creativity Loves Constraint Voting Cards & Lectures Liberating Structures Story Telling Socratic Questioning Observations Open Discussion & Final Thoughts
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Facilitating Thinking with Active Learning
Creativity loves Constraint – Google Tenet #8 Marissa Mayer's 9 Principles of Innovation
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Facilitating Thinking with Active Learning
Creativity Loves Constraint Voting Cards & Lectures Liberating Structures Story Telling Socratic Questioning Observations Open Discussion & Final Thoughts
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Facilitating Thinking with Active Learning
The use of voting cards should be done in the following manner: Everyone votes All voting is done simultaneously The instructor counts down and says vote The vote should be held on the chest The vote should be visible to the instructor
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Which of the following is true of velocity? Need a distance Need a time Need a direction A,B & C are correct None of the above
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Which of the following is true of velocity? Need a distance Need a time Need a direction A,B & C are correct None of the above
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Which of the following is not a force? Gravity Thrust Centrifugal Centripetal All are forces
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Which of the following is not a force? Gravity Thrust Centrifugal Centripetal All are forces
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Which of Newton’s Laws of Motion is defined by F=ma? Newton’s First Law of Motion Newton’s Second Law of Motion Newton’s Third Law of Motion None of Newton’s Laws of Motion All of Newton’s Laws of Motion
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Which of Newton’s Laws of Motion is defined by F=ma? Newton’s First Law of Motion Newton’s Second Law of Motion Newton’s Third Law of Motion None of Newton’s Laws of Motion All of Newton’s Laws of Motion
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When dropped from the same height, which ball will hit the ground first? Ball 1 Ball 2 Ball 3 Ball 1 Ball 2 Ball 3 None will hit the ground All will hit the ground at the same time 10 kg 5 kg 1 kg
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When dropped from the same height, which ball will hit the ground first? Ball 1 Ball 2 Ball 3 Ball 1 Ball 2 Ball 3 None will hit the ground All will hit the ground at the same time 10 kg 5 kg 1 kg
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Which of the following is not a department in the College of Science at UTEP? Physics Chemistry Computer Science Biology Geology
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Which of the following is not a department in the College of Science at UTEP? Physics Chemistry Computer Science Biology Geology
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What was the 2013 fall enrollment at UTEP? 22,106 total students 23,003 total students 22,749 total students 22,940 total students 23,640 total students
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What was the 2012 fall enrollment at UTEP? 22,106 total students 23,003 total students 22,749 total students 22,940 total students 23,640 total students
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The Use of the Voting Cards should be done with questions that progress in difficulty. Easy to Medium to Hard as progression. Use it as a way of to see if there is a need for discussion. If so, ask attendees to defend their answers to a neighbor.
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Facilitating Thinking with Active Learning
Creativity Loves Constraint Voting Cards & Lectures Liberating Structures Story Telling Socratic Questioning Observations Open Discussion & Final Thoughts
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Facilitating Thinking with Active Learning
1-2-4-Full Group Strategy (10 minutes) 1 - Individual Reflection (2 min) 2 - Discussion with Neighbor (2 min) 4 - Discussion with another Pair (2 min) Full Group - Open Discussion with all (4min) We will use this format for the following question focused on Moving Forward with Innovation
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Moving Forward with Technology What do you think you need to do in your teaching in order to increase creativity and innovation in the use of technology?
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Liberating Structures 1-2-4-Full Group Discussions Impromptu Networking – Speed Dating Troika Consulting Open Space Users Experience Fishbowl More on Liberating Structures Web Site -
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Facilitating Thinking with Active Learning
Creativity Loves Constraint Voting Cards & Lectures Liberating Structures Story Telling Socratic Questioning Observations Open Discussion & Final Thoughts
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Facilitating Thinking with Active Learning
Story Telling - Brush with Fame
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Facilitating Thinking with Active Learning
Paul Smith – Lead with a Story
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Facilitating Thinking with Active Learning
Creativity Loves Constraint Voting Cards & Lectures Liberating Structures Story Telling Socratic Questioning Observations Open Discussion & Final Thoughts
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Facilitating Thinking with Active Learning
Creativity Loves Constraint Voting Cards & Lectures Liberating Structures Story Telling Socratic Questioning Observations Open Discussion & Final Thoughts
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Facilitating Thinking with Active Learning
How Many Passes? (From Leadership Freak)
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Facilitating Thinking with Active Learning
Creativity Loves Constraint Voting Cards & Lectures Liberating Structures Story Telling Socratic Questioning Observations Open Discussion & Final Thoughts
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Open Discussion & Final Thoughts Fully Committed….
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Dr. William H. Robertson, Associate Provost Questions?
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