https://padlet.com/kgyabak1/j2dvh7w88ndq Instructions: One of your group members will post your collective notes from the think session. en-us 2017-07-05 15:32:23 UTC 2017-07-06 16:03:19 UTC hello@padlet.com kgyabak1 https://padlet.com/kgyabak1/j2dvh7w88ndq/wish/178136317 1. Over the course of your teaching career what is one thing that has worked well for you?
2. What are the frustrations and challenges you have faced in your teaching last semester?

]]> 2017-07-05 20:49:46 UTC https://padlet.com/kgyabak1/j2dvh7w88ndq/wish/178136317 kgyabak1 https://padlet.com/kgyabak1/j2dvh7w88ndq/wish/178144259 2017-07-05 23:34:52 UTC https://padlet.com/kgyabak1/j2dvh7w88ndq/wish/178144259 https://padlet.com/kgyabak1/j2dvh7w88ndq/wish/178201395 Crying (j/k)
Sense of humor
Meet people on their runway
Having empathy for where students are vs. where we might want them to be
Consistency in expectations
Set high expectations early - and keep coming back to them
Making a personal connection with students (e.g., inviting students to come see me)
Reminding students it's okay to make mistakes
Re-humanizing both the student and the instructor
Asking students for feedback regularly - not just waiting for SEI


]]> 2017-07-06 15:11:59 UTC https://padlet.com/kgyabak1/j2dvh7w88ndq/wish/178201395 https://padlet.com/kgyabak1/j2dvh7w88ndq/wish/178201876 Philosophy / Design:

• Students bring prior wisdom/experience (so when teaching writing, use writing apprehension test to assess where they begin...for many, writing produces serious self doubt about worth, memories of prior shaming or insecurities about whether they are smart enough to be in grad school)
• Belonging and control (students need to know they belong, their voices are valued; knowing what's to come, that you have choices, gives you a sense of control) --> setting up ground rules / group norms - doing that with students rather than just imposing it on them...and bringing these norms back to them throughout the semester to assess
• To model practice (be present, not the expert, but we're a community of learners) --> de-centering instructor makes students uncomfortable...they want sage on stage more than guide on side, but eventually come to understand there are no absolute right/wrong approaches to tx.  In a therapeutic rec course, this means making sure I build community, because therapists will need each other as sources of support in professional practice.  This means creating opportunities for students to be vulnerable around stigma, in a non-judgmental space (ex - photo voice).
• Engagement and authentic learning processes --> value getting students out in the field as much as possible...again, understanding a diversity of approaches is more useful than incorrectly believing there is a single right path.  In a rec mgmt course, I'm redesigning a class-long project into mini-projects, one of which will be about analyzing park and rec facility plans for effectiveness.  A subunit will be on how to analyze facilities for the public, to maintain, etc. 

]]> 2017-07-06 15:18:56 UTC https://padlet.com/kgyabak1/j2dvh7w88ndq/wish/178201876 jmac1 https://padlet.com/kgyabak1/j2dvh7w88ndq/wish/178203340 * Getting everyone to respond to a group discussion in a large lecture (80 students) setting
* Frustration: students would argue their points to try to earn more points.
* It's a struggle getting students to talk. (It has to do with the culture of our department). Often get an awkward pause and getting a one-word answer.
* I try to do a little lab work early in the semester, and then they can get to know each other. (Students feel more comfortable talking in class.)
* Maybe a picnic or more group work in the beginning to try to get them comfortable with each other?
* Something that works in my class is the field trips
* Students get hands on experience visiting the childcare center
* I bring in guest speakers (yay), but it's a struggle getting my students to interact with the guest speaker (hmm)
* If students are shy about asking questions to a guest speaker (or even the lecturer) in-person, could students submit questions by Twitter/Snapchat/Padlet/etc.?

]]> 2017-07-06 15:38:18 UTC https://padlet.com/kgyabak1/j2dvh7w88ndq/wish/178203340 gormes https://padlet.com/kgyabak1/j2dvh7w88ndq/wish/178203356 Worked Well:
*Experiential Learning
-Apply learned content regularly
*Learner-Centered Classroom
-Develop a richer understanding of content

Challenges:
*Taking students out of their comfort zone causes resistance (even when it's working for them)
-Students want to be told what to do
-I CAN'T tell students what to do, because it will be unique to the student and the project
-TRUST THE PROCESS]]> 2017-07-06 15:38:30 UTC https://padlet.com/kgyabak1/j2dvh7w88ndq/wish/178203356 epeacock2 https://padlet.com/kgyabak1/j2dvh7w88ndq/wish/178203650 Worked well
1. Real-life artifacts that connect to topics learning in class (instruments, current events, research data, lab specimens, etc.)

Challenges
1. Students lacking requisite knowledge for class (curriculum limitations prohibit prerequisite requirement)
2. Group discussions can be difficult if students don't participate. Afraid to disagree, conflict avoidance
3. Covering all the material needed for higher-up requirements in the program]]> 2017-07-06 15:40:14 UTC https://padlet.com/kgyabak1/j2dvh7w88ndq/wish/178203650