1. Learning Lunch Box
September 2013
Better Teaching, Better Learning:
Professor Darrell Evans
Pro Vice-Chancellor (Learning and Teaching)
Learning lunch box - September 2013
SUPPORTIVE APPROACH TO IMPLEMENTATION
symposia
‘Calendar of Events’
sandpits
workshops
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2. Learning Lunch Box
September 2013
picking the first
THE ISSUE
A PLACE FOR FORMATIVE
ASSESSMENT?
identify gaps
in knowledge
identify
level required
provide
feedback
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3. Learning Lunch Box
THE ISSUE
September 2013
A PLACE FOR FORMATIVE
ASSESSMENT?
identify gaps
in knowledge
identify
level required
provide
feedback
CHOOSING THE RIGHT APPROACH
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4. Learning Lunch Box
September 2013
CHOOSING THE RIGHT APPROACH
1,000
25,000
*
100,000
150,000
how many times does the
average heart beat in a
day?
QUESTION TYPES
how many
international
students does
Monash have?
10,000
15,000
knowledge
application/
problem
understanding
viewpoint
20,000
30,000
test prior learning
group work
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5. Learning Lunch Box
September 2013
instantaneous
questions
(incl. students)
PROS
cheap
minimal set up
time
replaceable
varied approach
no tech
needed
quick review
possible
large/small groups
CONS
no stats
only lecturer sees the
student result
no data storage
no summative element
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6. Learning Lunch Box
September 2013
STUDENT VIEW
“helps me check my progress
and highlight what I don’t
know”
“it’s fun to do”
“I like being asked our view on issues”
“the coloured card quizzes are so
useful and keep us engaged”
“provide extra incentive to listen
and highlight any difficulties ”
HOW USEFUL WAS THIS APPROACH?
useful, I will use in my teaching
useful, I may use in my teaching
useful, but not applicable to my teaching
not useful
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