Please see the agenda for the workshop in room 4.28, Engineering Building, 14h00-16h00. Please choose a topic for a lesson plan. You can bring your course/subject guides to the workshop.
TDP Agenda
Wednesday, 15/02/2012
Topic: Planning and preparation for teaching and learning
Outcome: Design a lesson plan
Facilitator: Dr. L. Hassan
14h00: Welcome, introductions and expectations
14h10-14h50: Understanding teaching
-Viewing of video (20 mins)
-Visual gathering- small group discussion(10 mins)
- large group discussion (10 mins)
14h50-15h00: Break
15h00-15h20: Constructive alignment (Biggs 2003)
Deep learning
Bloom’s taxonomy
-Interactive powerpoint presentation
15h20-15h40: Design of lesson plan
Mind map of lesson plan–individual activity
15h40-15h50: Discussion of homework task
15h50-16h00: Summary and closure
Homework task: Choose a topic (s) in your area of specialization and design 2 lesson plans in the form of mind maps. The lesson plan should include a rationale for the topic, specific outcomes, exit level outcomes, teaching and learning activities, formative assessment and summative assessment tasks. The time allocated to the different activities should be clearly illustrated. Resources/references should be included. Handouts should also be included for large and small group teaching. You will need to think of a video that you will need to produce on your teaching.
Readings and resources
* Biggs, J.B. 2003. teaching for quality leanring at university. Buckingham: Open University Press/Society for Research into Higher Education (2nd).
* Walsh, A. 2007. An exploration of Bigg’s constructive alignment in the context of work-based learning. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 32 (1): 79-87.
Hi Dr Hassen
ReplyDeleteThe session on factors that initiate deep learning and surface learning is extremely usefull,when you have to costruct your own lesson plans. It makes you aware of factors that will enhance the learning of the student and promote lifelong learning. Thank you Faiza Kajee