Change the Classroom, Change the Learning
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In 2009 we began a redesign plan for two of the classrooms on our campus to encourage student-centered teaching practices. The results were more surprising than we expected. If you want to change the way instructors teach, you may have to change their environment first. >
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- 1. Change the Classroom, Change the Learning Maria H. Andersen, Ph.D. Muskegon Community College TeachingCollegeMath.com busynessgirl@gmail.com Twitter: busynessgirl
- 2. Major Variables in Classroom Learning Instructors Students Classroom
- 3. What do the classrooms say? What instructions do they send to the students?
- 7. Instructors are encouraged to have students engage in more active learning…
- 8. But the classrooms send a very clear message … Prepare for Lecture
- 9. What if the classroom sends a different message?
- 13. Ingredients (in order of importance) Walls full of whiteboards Half-round Tables Doc Camera / Projector Computer & Speakers SMART board
- 20. Tip: One student in each pair “Travels” every two problems (we call these students the “Travelers”).
- 21. Half-round Tables (kidney-shaped tables)
- 28. Tip: The tables make it easier to quickly get to the boards.
- 29. Here’s the same room with just the boards, no half-round tables.
- 30. Document Camera
- 35. Did you notice the video camera?
- 38. How to get your own Math ELITE
- 39. Method 1: Boiled Frog Method (baby steps)
- 40. Treasure Valley Community College
- 41. West Shore Community College
- 42. Method 2: Dream Big! (submit a budget request)
- 43. Identify the target! (justify that it is mostly used for math anyways)
- 44. A Picture is Worth 1000 words … seriously.
- 46. Ask for Two Rooms (come on, you know why)
- 47. Line up a group of users (Is anyone REALLY going to want to use these rooms? I mean, math teachers just lecture. They’re going to hate them.)
- 48. NAME the Rooms “This year the college built a new Student One-stop and two Math ELITE Classrooms.” (administrators like to show off new classrooms)
- 49. Questions? Maria H. Andersen, Ph.D. Muskegon Community College TeachingCollegeMath.com busynessgirl@gmail.com Twitter: busynessgirl