STEM Teaching Reading/Doing Group
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Purpose
The purpose of this reading/doing group is to get CDMS lecturers thinking about different teaching methods and sharing their experiences, which will hopefully lead to improved teaching and learning in the school.
Format
The group will meet on the last Friday of each month from 2pm to 3pm using Zoom. Each session will cover one chapter of the book. A leader will be assigned to each session. The leader's role to to summarise the chapter and highlight important parts of the chapter and foster discussion. The leader can also provide questions for the group to discuss.
Selected Book
Teaching and learning stem: a practical guide. Richard M. Felder Rebecca Brent
Schedule
The sessions will cover the chapters in order of the book. The following list shows the leader of each session.
| Month | Chapter | Leader |
|---|---|---|
| July | 1. Introduction to college teaching | Laurence Park |
| August | 2. Learning objectives: A foundation of effective teaching | Evan Crawford |
| September | 3. Planning courses | Shatha Aziz |
| October | 4. Planning class sessions | Nicholas Sheppard |
| November | 5. Elements of effective instruction | Maria Mikhail |
| January | 6. Active learning | Linda Thornely |
| February | 7. Teaching with technology | Zhonglin Qu |
| March | 8. Evaluating knowledge, skills, and understanding | Nabil Giweli |
| April | 9. Problem-solving skills | Paul Davies |
| May | 10. Professional skills | Rhys Tague |
| June | 11. Teamwork skills | Nishanthi Raveendran |
| July | 12. Learner-centered teaching revisited | Azeef Parayil Ajmal |
Joining the group
To take part in the group, get access to the mailing list and get access to the group calendar, request to join the: <stem-teaching@westernsydney.edu.au> group in Office365.
Generic questions that could be used for each session.
The leader should provide a few questions to promote discussion. Here are a few that apply to most chapters.
- Can I relate to scenarios provided in the chapter?
- Have I tried to use the methods provided in the chapter and if so, what was my experience?
- Do I know of any research that is related to the topic and if so, what did it conclude?
Previous Sessions
The reading/doing group sessions are recorded and available on Panopto. Group membership is required to view the recordings.
