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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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 

6. In The News: Before we get started…
Florida: DEA action at 2 pharmacies
New York: Fraudulent Prescriptions
Oregon: Pharmacy Tech stealing
Avoid a Jinx…Use Live Links

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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:

13. 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?

14. 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

15. Questions, Comments?