This document discusses inquiry-based learning, which involves students investigating topics, observing phenomena, analyzing and interpreting data, proposing explanations, predicting outcomes, and concluding while communicating their findings. It notes that inquiry-based learning is more authentic and constructivist compared to traditional learning, as it enhances critical thinking and problem solving while being student-centered, hands-on, and more engaging for students. Some challenges of inquiry-based learning mentioned include potential shortages of materials, limited time, classroom management difficulties, and teachers lacking sufficient scientific knowledge.
Using hands on activities in the science classroomBecky Hardner
This is a tutorial about ways to incorporate more hands on science actvities in your classroom. It was designed with a specific school in mind, but can be applied to any school. Hands on activities encourage higher level thinking and more student engagement.
Each of the 5 E's describes a phase of learning, and each phase begins with the letter "E": Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, and Evaluate. The 5 E's allows students and teachers to experience common activities, to use and build on prior knowledge and experience, to construct meaning, and to continually assess their understanding of a concept.
Meaning, characteristics of learner-centered teaching, characteristics learner-centered learning, Need for learner-centered approaches in teaching, advantages, learner-centered teaching vs teacher-centered learning, teaching, Learner - centered techniques of teaching and their advantages.
Principles of effective activity based participative learning. - updated. pptxStephen Carrick-Davies
A series of slides presented as part of a 3 hour lecture to Indian university students as an introduction to Activity Based Learning. Uploaded here simply to share reflections and some of the activities we ran to introduce the importance of this topic.
This was presented at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Sotland, on 29th November 2007. The main focus is Inquiry Based Learning (IBL) but at the end I introduce Second Life and talk about my work with students in SL. Firstly I talked about what IBL is and then moved on to describe the work of the Centre for Inquiry Based Learning in the Arts and Social Sciences (CILASS) which is based at Sheffield University. I mentioned the level 1 module "Inquiry in Infrmation Management" (new last year), where I am part of the teaching team, and in particular I talked about the activity in Second Life with my first year "Information Literacy" class.
Using hands on activities in the science classroomBecky Hardner
This is a tutorial about ways to incorporate more hands on science actvities in your classroom. It was designed with a specific school in mind, but can be applied to any school. Hands on activities encourage higher level thinking and more student engagement.
Each of the 5 E's describes a phase of learning, and each phase begins with the letter "E": Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, and Evaluate. The 5 E's allows students and teachers to experience common activities, to use and build on prior knowledge and experience, to construct meaning, and to continually assess their understanding of a concept.
Meaning, characteristics of learner-centered teaching, characteristics learner-centered learning, Need for learner-centered approaches in teaching, advantages, learner-centered teaching vs teacher-centered learning, teaching, Learner - centered techniques of teaching and their advantages.
Principles of effective activity based participative learning. - updated. pptxStephen Carrick-Davies
A series of slides presented as part of a 3 hour lecture to Indian university students as an introduction to Activity Based Learning. Uploaded here simply to share reflections and some of the activities we ran to introduce the importance of this topic.
This was presented at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Sotland, on 29th November 2007. The main focus is Inquiry Based Learning (IBL) but at the end I introduce Second Life and talk about my work with students in SL. Firstly I talked about what IBL is and then moved on to describe the work of the Centre for Inquiry Based Learning in the Arts and Social Sciences (CILASS) which is based at Sheffield University. I mentioned the level 1 module "Inquiry in Infrmation Management" (new last year), where I am part of the teaching team, and in particular I talked about the activity in Second Life with my first year "Information Literacy" class.
Engage students with experiential learning in your classroomSean Glaze
A how-to interactive training for teachers to help them learn how to use experiential learning in their classroom. Easy and fun activities that they can immediately apply after the training event to engage students
I planned the induction to last over six months. We started before school with a two day (mostly) intensive, then had an hour and a half session once a month until December.
From FTEP, March 15th. Stephanie Chasteen, Science Teaching Fellow, Physics
Steven Pollock, President’s Teaching Scholar and Professor of Physics
Questioning is a central part of student assessment and quizzing, but it can also be a powerful learning tool. How does a teacher use questioning effectively? What is the right number of questions to ask? How do we avoid just giving students the answer? How do we avoid embarrassing our students, or confusing the class, if they give me the wrong answer? In this interactive workshop, we’ll explore research-based tips and ideas for questioning in a way that allow us to achieve the full benefit of questioning –student engagement and deep learning. We will focus on the use of “peer instruction” – the practice of requiring students to discuss their answers to challenging questions with one another. Peer instruction is facilitated by the use of “clickers”, but many benefits of the technique can be achieved even without the technology. We’ll discuss common challenges, share tips on getting students to productively argue and reason through the questions, and ways to encourage all students to speak up in response to questions.
It was a session for the first year students of BBA program. The focus was on effective studying in higher education. Please have a look, you might find it useful.
6. WHAT ARE THE SOURCES OF THE
INQUIRY LEARNING ?……
Teacher
initiated
Student
initiated
7.
8. WHY INQUIRY BASED
LEARNING?
• It is authentic
• It is constructivist
• It is social, apprenticeship and collaborative
• It enhances critical thinking and problem solving skills.
• Student -centered approach
• Hands on
• Transfer of learning (Real life)
• It is more fun
