Memorization and Regurgitation?“Connect With the Best”Adjunct Academy2007 : Memorization and Regurgitation?“Connect With the Best”Adjunct Academy2007 Paula Finch, M.S.Ed. w/interdisciplinary studies in counseling
The Brain : The Brain The brain has to categorize information, building a mental model of the information slowly, over time.
External to Internal…..
Experience-based learning reinforces context-based learning. Promotes long-term retention. No connection
Retain Information : Retain Information As soon as students take the test and walk out of the classroom…..
Why Group Projects : Why Group Projects In the real world, we have to work with people.
We have to work with other people to complete our assignments.
To keep our jobs.
Why Group Projects? : Why Group Projects? In the real world if I want to know something…….
If I want to understand a subject or anything…..
If I want to keep my job…..
I have to do the research…..
I have to explain it to others…..
If I have to explain a concept or a subject to someone else……..
Characteristics Of A Valuable Team Member : Characteristics Of A Valuable Team Member Never miss a meeting
Always arrive 10 minutes early
Accepting of all ideas
Contribute
Dependable
Ask Questions
Flexible
How Do Groups Work? : How Do Groups Work? Do not work with friends
Brainstorming session
Set-up a team roaster
Set-up a weekly schedule
More Brainstorming
Create the Project
Revision
Grading the Group Project : Grading the Group Project 1 Instructor - group grade.
2 Student grades themselves
3 Students grade each other.
All three grades are averaged and this is the students individual grade.
Grading The Group Project : Grading The Group Project Requirements – 10% or 10 points
Design – 10%
Development – 10%
Preparation – 15%
Delivery – 15%
Creativity – 10%
Originality – 15%
Weekly efforts – 15%
100% = A 100 points = A
Examples of Group Projects : Examples of Group Projects
Portfolio’s : Portfolio’s Collections of students work
Evaluative
Representative of course work
Evaluated by criteria - Group Requirements – 10% or 10 points
Design – 10%
Development – 10%
Preparation – 15%
Delivery – 15%
Creativity – 10%
Originality – 15%
Weekly efforts – 15%
100% = A 100 points = A
Portfolio : Portfolio Can be a hard copy
Can be a computer presentation
Students should comment on their work. “Introspective”
If students are to retain information it should be relevant and meaningful to them.
Presentations : Presentations Scary stuff for some students
Do a group presentation
Everybody presents
Give them a choice – give them unlimited creative range.
Same grading criteria as group projects or portfolios.
REVIEW & QUESTIONS : REVIEW & QUESTIONS Group Project
Portfolio
Presentation
THANK YOU : THANK YOU THE END