1. Post-Secondary Teaching
Richard Barrans, Ph.D., M.Ed. US Peace Corps Volunteer

2. Session Objectives Meet participants and facilitator
Know what the workshop will be
Prepare for upcoming sessions

3. Who am I? Ph.D. chemistry Chemist
Returned to teaching, M.Ed, certifications
University physics lecturer
Peace Corps

4. Who Am I? I like science I like figuring things out
I like sharing what I’ve figured out
That’s why I’m a teacher now

5. Who am I?

6. Who are You?
Please display a tag with your name
Your Name

7. The Point of postsecondary courses
Critical thinking.
The process is often more important than the answer.

8. Levels of Involvement add to knowledge postgraduate apply/use
postsecondary
recall facts
primary–secondary

9. Recall Facts Rules of spelling and grammar Structure of an essay
Scientific facts and laws
Rules, formulas, procedures of arithmetic
Statements of mathematical theorems
Rules of accounting
add to knowledge
apply/use
recall facts

10. Apply Analyze an art work Present an argument
Prove a mathematical theorem
Solve a physics problem
Make a treatment plan
Design a device
add to knowledge
apply/use
recall facts

11. Add to Knowledge Write a novel, poem, or song
Develop a treatment methodology
Find a new way to create value
Elucidate a biochemical pathway
Invent a machine
Prove a new theorem
apply/use
recall facts

12. Workshop Objectives
Identify Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes (KSA) for students in your course
Plan, design, and schedule a course
Describe ways to monitor student progress
Model and encourage critical thinking
Identify examples of creative and critical thinking in your subject
Describe activities to support, engage, and challenge students

13. Workshop Schedule Thursday Friday Saturday
Planning and Scheduling a Course
Planning a Lesson
Introductions Overview
Conferences
Assessing Student Progress
Delivering a Lesson

14. Questions to Ready
What courses will you teach? What is their topical scope?
What should students get from your course?
Think of a specific topic to teach. What does it include?
What about your topic is difficult for students to grasp?
What is learning? Is it a process or an outcome?

15. Workshop Procedures Pace signaling Attention signaling Procedures
Think, pair, share