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In this section, you will view actual reviews of my teaching from my colleagues. The first assessment clearly demonstrates my Socratic approach in lectures as outlined in my philosophy. Additionally, the peer reviewer got a sense of active student learning and continuous assessment methods I utilize.
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The second peer reviewer also found the climate to be quite good, but the pace a bit fast. I do recognize this with some other student comments, and I plan to utilize more or a flipped classroom moving forward to allow time in class for more practice.
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This is a podcast example of my fully blended online Mechanics course. Below you will find the course audio description. I like to use as many senses as possible while engaging students in the learning experience, to concretize the belief that learning is an everyday activity and it occurs in various forms. I hope that as they recognize this, they will gain the will power to push past the difficulties they may experience, and once they do they can achieve anything.
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In addition to the podcast, I utilize discussion boards to help students see how the material can be applied to everyday life. This helps to train the thought process for the final video summative assignment.
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Here is an example of a podcast utilized in my concrete design course module. Typically, I teach students using a model building and breaking it into smaller components that must be designed. However, I use a flipped model for this topic in the lecture series. This method works well as concrete design contains quite a lot of new material and methods, hence the monotony is avoided by having some online sessions.
The BOPPPS model is followed in the creation of all my podcasts. |
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This review video was created as a supplement to the class lesson for those students that prefer this learning approach, or just missed some components in the course. It is a direct review of the topic, and I intentionally review the content a bit slower as it is more geared toward students that need the extra support. If many students approach me out of class about a topic, I also create review videos.
This method has been proven quite successful as students can pause, play, and review on their own time. |
Student tutorial is a major component of teaching and learning. The practice distills the insecurity students encounter with new topics and teaches them a process for solution that can also be applied to other topics. They find out if they really understand a topic, and they get a better sense of my examination writing style.
I prefer students to solve their solution on the board during our tutorial sessions. I have not done a study, but they seem to have better recollection when they solve the questions on the board. Also, they include steps that I may bypass that may be essential for their other classmates. |
Site visits are necessary to see beyond the classroom walls. There is nothing like experiencing the real thing, and as engineers I ensure students get the opportunity to visit sites, observe and ask questions. As a lecturer it is important to guide the path of the students and allow them to walk through.
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The audio file demonstrates one approach I have utilized for feedback on formative assessments. Fortunately, a student provided a review of this method shown below.
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