Session 2 - How do we communicate expectations? Ticket Out Response

Response to our three key questions from our session "Ticket Out"

Session 2 - January 20th

What are you curious about?

• Interested about methods! 
• Be sure to be taking notes of the role-modeling engaged in each class!

• Where do "Theories and Principles" Intersect?
• Let's discuss this further in our canvas site! https://psu.instructure.com/courses/1735974/discussion_topics/11309048

• How can we cultivate value in our classrooms? Creating an experience that students do not want to miss?
• We will continue to explore this as the class moves along, but let's use Twitter to share ideas!

• Developing course goals beyond "communicating" and "critical thinking"
• This document may help: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B9rwwS2lj61cVlYtd19RbXJPVTA

• Examples of Syllabi in AEE courses?
• Here is my AEE 311 Syllabus: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9rwwS2lj61cZmplejhLSDBKM1E 
• Here is my AEE 412 Syllabus: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9rwwS2lj61cQnh2Z1NvUFRyeVE

• More about Learning Theories!
• Check out: http://www.learning-theories.com/ 

• How about attendance?
• Here is a resource: http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/effective-teaching-strategies/five-techniques-for-improving-student-attendance/

What did you learn?

1. About Group work!
2. Cultivate self-directed learners to extend shelf life of course!
3. You can teacher students to be self-directed
4. You can have fun translating ideas/concepts to different mediums! (ie Playdoh)
5. Listen and learn with KIVA!
6. Summarized 7 Principles of Learning
7. Three fundamental theories of learning
8. Learning Theories have had a historical progression as science evolves?

What do you want to learn more about?

• Is there a Syllabus template or form? How do we do this Syllabus contract thing? How much can you change a syllabus? What other Faculty Senate Policies do we need to know?
• Hmm..let's work together on this discussion thread on Canvas: https://psu.instructure.com/courses/1735974/discussion_topics/11309046

• Student-Centered Learning- How does this impact the classroom? Pro/Con
• Let's take it to Canvas for a class discussion:
• https://psu.instructure.com/courses/1735974/discussion_topics/11309068 

• How to effectively engage a LARGE class (100s of students)?
• Believe it or not, some of same strategies for smaller classes can work with larger classes. For example, Think-Pair-Share can work in any size group! Here is a resource to check out: http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/effective-teaching-strategies/active-learning-ideas-for-large-classes-simple-to-complex/ 

• Who is John Dewey?
• A great man! Learn more: http://www.pbs.org/onlyateacher/john.html

• More methods for effective teachers-student communication
• We can do that with good assessment! Which we will learn more about in Session 3!

• Expectancy: To what extent can a teacher help improve agency during just 15 weeks? 
• Assessment will help with this! Wait for Session 3!

• How do we construct a useful lesson plan?
• Yay for Session 3!

• Approaches to assess self-learning throughout a semester!
• Yay for Assessment and Session 3!

• What is a good and qualified teacher?
• I think you will enjoy this reading: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9rwwS2lj61caEhoekk1WWhieGM