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ID | 440 |
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First Name | Henry |
Last Name | Walker |
Institution | Grinnell College |
Speaker Category | faculty |
Title of Talk | A Lab-based Pedagoy that Emphasizes Collaboration |
Abstract | Following pedagogy pioneered by mathematician Eugene Herman at Grinnell College, this talk describes my experiences with a lab-based pedagogy in which students work collaboratively in pairs for each class session. As an instructor, I lecture about 4 hours per month, usually in 5-10 minute mini-lectures. Elements of this approach have been studied extensively by others to show effectiveness. Further, my own experience shows I can cover about 20% more material with this pedagogy over a traditional format, and test scores are better. Since this talk will focus upon pedagogy, the talk will largely be content-free. |
Subject area(s) | Pedagogy, collaborative learning, student engagement |
Suitable for undergraduates? | Y |
Day Preference | Either |
Computer Needed? | Y |
Bringing a laptop? | Y |
Overhead Needed? | N |
Software requests | Laptop connection to Internet and to data projector |
Special Needs | |
Date Submitted | 09/16/2016 |
Year | 2016 |