Lecturing to support students in the classroom
By Anne Olsen
Supporting student learning in the classroom
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Integrated teaching & student support
Pointers on how to integrate student support into a lecture
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Learning can be fun
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Let students discover the answers themselves
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Allow time for students to reflect on the content Image from: http://www.stockvault.net/photo/124785/boat-in-the-morning
Create an opportunity for students to read, reflect and write
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Include basic skills such as note taking and referencing in activities
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Use quizzes to test students and see if activities were effective
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Students should take something (tangible) home after a lecture
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An example of a lecture that features integrated student
support
With comments and photographs
TO FOLLOW:
Chapter 5: Paraphrasing & Summarising
Hyperlink to Google books,
A bit of technology tooHyperlink to Google books
Arranged for another laptop in the classroom.Students who did not have books could also participate.
Students also discovered an alternative resource.
O1: Avoid plagiarismO2: Id main ideasO3: How to paraphraseO4: How to summariseO5: Note taking skills
Outcomes
1. Write a reference for your textbook
2. What is a topic sentence?
3. Define plagiarism
1. Beekman, L., Dube, C. & Underhill, J. (2011). Academic Literacy. Cape Town: Juta
2. What is a topic sentence?
A paragraph is introduced with a topic sentence. The main idea of a paragraph is
stated there…
3. Not referencing other’s work or ideas
Outcome 1
Outcome 1 Outcome 2
Skeleton outlines
Chapter 5: • Paraphrasing & Summarising– Plagiarism
• What plagiarism is• Why one should not do it
– Paraphrasing• What paraphrasing is• Steps to paraphrasing
– 1– 2
– Summarising• What a summary is• How to summarise
– 1– 2
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O1: Avoid plagiarismO2: Id main ideasO3: How to paraphraseO4: How to summariseO5: Note taking skills
Outcomes
Read through Chapter 5 and create a mind-map of the
information provided there.
What will work for you?You should be able to use it as a poster to
study from.
1. True or false:a)Both paraphrasing and summarising require
you to cite a sourceb)If something is in your own words, you do not
need to credit to the source of your ideasc) When quoting you must use inverted commas
and cite the sourced)Facts must be referenced.
2. What is the difference between paraphrasing and summarising?
Please summarise article on p 60 of your manual
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For this activityAnything goes… • BUT
– Everyone must have a poster– All the content must be noted– Must be completed in 1 hour
1 Activity covers entire chapter, tangible proof at the end that it is done and that outcomes have been reached .
Activity supported by • A quick quiz at the end• A homework assignment
BONUS• Students enjoyed it• Business Communication
CATCH: • Works best for straight forward sections of work. • A simple explanation may be required
Students read the work
Students made annotations in
textbooks
Students walked out with study notes
Some students worked alone
Others in groups
Picking the next song
Students chatting
But work is happening
After break
Finishing touches
Questions & comments ALL welcome
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