How can we increase engagement in teaching and learning activities by encourage the development of teaching presence in the Community of Inquiry model framework.
Engagement in Teaching Though Teaching Presence: 2016
1. THE SCHOLARSHIP OF TEACHING AND LEARNING
DR. PAUL LESLIE
EDUCATION IS A COMMUNITY AFFAIR
WWW.PAULLESLIE.NET
ENGAGEMENT THROUGH
TEACHING PRESENCE
2016
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Presentation – Learning Outcome
Dr. Paul Leslie - Education is a community affair 2016
Articulate the importance of engagement in the
design of teaching and learning activities.
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Presentation - Preview
Philosophy
of
Education
Teaching
Presence
Scholarship
of T&L
Narratives
of Learning
Pedagogy
of Freedom
Engagement
In
Education
Dr. Paul Leslie - Education is a community affair 2016
Articulate the importance of engagement in the
design of teaching and learning activities.
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Philosophy of Teaching and Learning
Education is a community affair
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Philosophy of Teaching and Learning
February 16th, 2016Dr. Paul Leslie - Education is a community affair
Freire (1996) states that the truly reflective and liberated
educator,
“presents the information to the students for their
consideration, reconsiders her own considerations as
the students express their own” (p. 62).
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Community of Inquiry in Teaching and Learning
February 16th, 2016Dr. Paul Leslie - Education is a community affair
Social
Presence
Cognitive
Presence
Teaching
Presence
Educational
Experience
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Community Process in Teaching and Learning
February 16th, 2016Dr. Paul Leslie - Education is a community affair
Provides rigor
though challenge
Guidance to
teachers
Forces clarity
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Application of Philosophy of Teaching and Learning
February 16th, 2016Dr. Paul Leslie - Education is a community affair
Safety
• To expose our
thoughts
• To challenge others
• ‘Teaching Presence’
Freedom
• Passion
• Curiosity
• Purpose
• Engagement
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Engagement in Teaching and Learning
February 16th, 2016Dr. Paul Leslie - Education is a community affair
Teaching
Presence
• Challenging
• Questioning
Cognitive
Dissonance
• Uncertainty
• (Re)Searching
• Reflecting
Engagement
• Construction
of knowledge
• Experiential
Learning
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Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
February 16th, 2016Dr. Paul Leslie - Education is a community affair
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Demonstrations
of
competencies
What happens in some classrooms
February 16th, 2016Dr. Paul Leslie - Education is a community affair
short or
occasional
ill-defined
concurrent
concurrent
consecutive
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Narratives of Learning: Research in Action
February 16th, 2016Dr. Paul Leslie - Education is a community affair
Narratives of Learning:
The Portfolio Approach
• a set of overlapping
processes
to make our
thinking visible
Personal
• Make sense of our
thoughts
• Put them in coherent
formats
• in order to…
Community of
Inquiry
• … establish teaching
presence
• “Community Echo”
Demonstrations
of Competency
• …showcase our work
• make something
tangible
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Make our thinking visible
“THE MEDIUM IS
THE MESSAGE”
-McLuhan, 1964
Thinking
• Concepts
• subjects
Medium
• Tools
• activities
Narrative
of
Learning
The Medium is the Message
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Pedagogy of Freedom
February 16th, 2016Dr. Paul Leslie - Education is a community affair
Make our Narratives of Teaching and Learning visible
Content
Knowledge
E.g.
Physics
Engineering
Medicine
Chinese Language &
Culture
English
Pedagogic
Knowledge
Make Narratives of
Learning Visible
Maintain individual
voice in community
settings
Pedagogic Content
Knowledge
Learn to present own
narratives of learning to
students
Maintain institutional
voice
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Engagement in Education
February 16th, 2016Dr. Paul Leslie - Education is a community affair
• My personal elements
Elements of
Engagement
• Philosophy: Education is a community
affair
• Make thinking visible to community
Pedagogy
• Time span of discretion
• Innovative/inclusive use of process & mediaResearch
• Global perspective on pursuit of excellence
• Appreciate the uniqueness of every studentTeaching
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References
February 16th, 2016Dr. Paul Leslie - Education is a community affair
Freire, P. (1996). Pedagogy of the oppressed. London: Penguin Books
Freire, P. (1998). Pedagogy of freedom. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman &
Littlefield.
Kelchtermans, G. (2009). Who I am in how I teach is the message: Self-
understanding, vulnerability and reflection. Teachers and
Teaching: Theory and Practice, 15(2), 257-272.
McLuhan, M. (1964). Understanding media. Cornwall: Routledge.
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Icon References
February 16th, 2016Dr. Paul Leslie - Education is a community affair
‘debate’ by Luis Prado from the Noun Project
‘Facilitator’ by Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre from the Noun
Project
‘Meeting Point’ by Marie Ringeard from the Noun Project
‘Thinking’ by Sebastian Langer from the Noun Project
Editor's Notes
To learn from each other, we must put ourselves into our community
Actually working with the community –
1 year research project at school in Sharjah
capstone projects on AI needs analysis
Not problem solving – building future / achieving goals
To participate fully, we must open ourselves to community
To extend - two way process – exposing ourselves
Genuinely listen to students and work with their feedback
Step back – model of community engagement – COI
Social – who we are
Cognitive – our ideas – e.g. prerequisites
Teaching presence - direction to community
Teaching presence – COI > direction to community
Social – need to feel welcome / safe but…
Cognitive – need to contribute and take away but …
Teaching
Questions keep us honest
tell us what they need / want to know
Best way to learn is to explain it
Can be intimidating
Safe – to share / challenge others / social presence /
Devices give anonymity / gives voice
Teaching presence – COI > direction to community
From all community members, not just teacher
Freedom to explore passion
Curiosity needs to be fostered
My research is based on giving purpose to our work
Summarize –
Teaching presence – Challenge others
cognitive dissonance
Seek new ideas / knowledge
Knowledge is purpose and that causes us to be engaged
What we do in the classroom to engage our students?
Measure of success in the classroom is engagement
Lets look at what happens?
Scholarship of teaching and learning
Ill aligned – students not doing the same / right thing
Concurrent – do same / right thing
Consecutive – focus on process / transitions
Short – process / interaction
Il-defined – real / thinking / cognitive dissonance
Non-linear – actual thinking / finding their own ideas - Freire
Competence – how do you know students learned anything?
Research – story telling
Take ideas out of head / place to work
Success - “Community Echo”
Demonstration of competency / evidence for research
A key feature of research narrative of learning…
Pedagogy –
philosophy – overall focus
Practical element
Research - based on pedagogy and new media
Informs teaching e.g. Time span
Teaching
Perspective for teaching
Story of ‘average student’