learningactivities4 outcome based education

learning activities
OBE

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2. The activities described in the following slides
have no specific discipline restriction. They
can be used or applied to most of our courses
in the Department.
There will be separate powerpointsfor
individual categories of activities.
Further information can be found in Penn State
World Campussite.
Additional sources will be added wherever
necessary.
Introduction
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3. Source: Spiller, D. (2009). Teaching strategies to promote the development of student’s learning skills. NZ:
Teaching Development Unit, University of Waikato.
Developing critical thinking
Using examples
Everyday life
Reflective journal
assessments
Create thinking time and
space
Collaborative learning
Creating dissonance
Reading skills [can be
adapted to other
applications]
Problem-posing
Framing
Question-generating
Believing and doubting
Evidence-finding
Case
Normingsession
“Rough draft workshop”
Metacognitive
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Teaching Strategies

4. A separate file for this topic
Sources
Chippewa Valley Technical College (CVTC)
Michigan State University (MSU)
The University of New South Wales (UNSW)
Tracy Penny Light from the University of
Waterloo in 2004
Guidelines and Rationale
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5. Course Beginning
[Please refer to
Penn State World
Campus]
Students’ self-
introduction (brief
biography
Personal home page
Representation or
collages
Initiation
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6. Problem-based
Learning [Please
refer to Penn State
World Campus]
Case studies
Problem-based activity
Interactive case studies
using “Quandry”
Themes of Activities_1
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7. Communication
[Please refer to
Penn State World
Campus]
Examples from
Michigan State
University (MSU)
A separate file for
an activity from
MSU
Guided discussion
forums
Interview
Guest lecturer
Pen pals
“Ask an expert”
Open forum
Students-as-teachers
Polling, debates, and
fishbowls using “course
talk”
Themes of Activities_2
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8. Foster interaction
Examples from
Michigan State
University (MSU)
Examples from
Chippewa Valley
Technical College
(CVTC)
Instructor –Students
Students –Content
Student -Student
Themes of Activities_3
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9. Projects [Please
refer to Penn State
World Campus]
Design projects and
prototypes
Simulations
Build-as-you-go project
Modifying graphics
Themes of Activities_4
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10. Foster
participation
Techniques from
Michigan State
University (MSU)
Themes of Activities_5
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11. Collaboration
[A separate powerpoint
on collaborative
learning]
[More examples offered
in ultimedia
ducational esource
for earning and nline
Teaching ( )
website]
Themes of Activities_6
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12. Experiential
learning
[A separate powerpoint
on experiential learning]
Themes of Activities_7
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13. Self assessment
[A separate powerpoint
on self assessment as a
learning activity]
Themes of Activities_8
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14. Conceptual
learning
[University of
Maryland
University College
(UMUC)
A separate file for
this activity
Professional
development
learning activity
[The Institute of
Chartered
Accountants of
Nova Scotia
(ICANS)]
A separate file for
this activity
Selected Activities_1
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15. Creating an
individual learning
contract
[California State
University at
Chico, School of
Social Work
(CSUC_SW)]
A separate file for
this activity
Pizza Explorer
[Purdue University
(PU)]
A separate file for
this activity
Selected Activities_2
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16. A number of
activities from
MERLOT
A separate file for
this activity
Communication
[Examples of
netiquette in MSU
can be modified to
meet course’s
requirement]
A separate file for
this activity
Selected Activities_3
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17. Active learning
activities from the
Centre for
Teaching
Excellence of the
University of
Waterloo in
Canada
Spiller, D. (2009).
Teaching strategies
to promote the
development of
student’s learning
skills. NZ: Teaching
Development Unit,
University of
Waikato.
Further attachments
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18. Beard, C. & Wilson, J. P. (2002). The power of experiential
learning: A handbook for trainers and educators. London:
KoganPage.
Boud, D. (1995). Enhancing learning through self
assessment. London: KoganPage.
Brooks-Harris, J. E. & Stock-Ward, S. R. (1999).
Workshops: Designing and facilitating experiential
learning. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Sampson J. & Cohen, R. (2001). Strategies for peer
learning: Some examples. In Boud, D., Cohen, R., &
Sampson, J. (Eds.), Peer learning in higher education:
Learning from & with each other(pp. 35-49). London:
KoganPage.
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