[LEC] CS 375 (Preparing for successful discussion)
Prev meeting: [LEC] CS 375 202008281000
- They’ve already had lecture! Some presentation OK, but keep it informal
- Sends message that you want them to sit there and passively absorb
- Want to practice being a lecturer? Just ask!
- Speak clearly & brightly
- Ensure you are heard
- Project your voice (“Hit the back wall”)
- Record yourself (or have buddy record you from back of room)
Motivation => Learning
- More motivated students will spend more time and effort to learn hard stuff
- Social interactions help learning & motivation
- (Try activities for pairs, teams)
The re-vote after discussion with peers is pretty important! Transfer question: After you see a problem that you just saw, there’s another problem that’s not based off the same template, but it is somewhat related, this has even slightly better results than after discussion question
What to ask about, or how students learn
Students add knowledge to existing framework (constructivism)
They stumble if that framework includes inaccurate/incomplete assumptions
Review/ensure background/prerequisite info
Dividing material into discrete chunks improves student acquisition of material
Do students “know what they don’t know”?
Learners need feedback (more frequent is better) and review (more practice is better)
A few scenarios/suggestions
- Make the unit participation fine-grained
- Worksheets, good or bad?
- Try to cover too much => speak too fast
- (too much participation => finish late)
- Grad GSI vs Undergrad GSI: How collegial to be
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