A teacher faced challenges engaging students in a large lecture. They researched interactive teaching practices and used students' technology to make the lecture more engaging. This solved the immediate problem but the teacher missed an opportunity to reflect more deeply on how the challenge revealed underlying issues with teaching and learning in that context.

1. 1
Challenging experiences or
Teaching angst often trigger
deeper thinking about
teaching and learning…

2. 2
Engage and Teach these students about knowledge construction

3. 3
My response was predictable
§ I used Google to research teaching practices for
bringing interactivity and engagement to large-scale
lectures.
§ I researched how to employ the students’ own
technology effectively in lecture halls to support
learning engagement and lesson outcomes.

4. 4
It worked.

5. 5
But, I missed an opportunity to think
more deeply about the teaching and
learning implications of the challenge
I had solved in one instance.