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This document provides an overview of active learning strategies for engaging millennial students. It defines active learning as a teaching methodology that promotes higher-order thinking through engaging multiple learning styles. Key elements of active learning include talking and listening, reading, writing, and reflecting. Specific active learning lesson plan examples are provided, such as a currency exchange activity in a political science course. Social networking tools that can be used to facilitate active learning are also discussed. Works cited and acknowledgements are included at the end.
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- 1. Opportunity for Active Learning in a Global World Tamra S. Davis, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Business Teacher Education Illinois State University College of Business Department of Marketing 1
- 2. Contact Information Tamra Davis tdavis2@ilstu.edu +1.918.906.6574 (cell) +1.309.438.3823 (office) Mailing Address: 340 State Farm Hall of Business Campus Box 5590 Normal, IL 61790-5590 2
- 3. Seminar Outline Today’s Intro to Students ALS & Key (Why use Elements ALS) Summary Lesson & Plans Questions 3
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- 5. Generations • Traditionalist (Born 1900-1945): Build a legacy. • Baby Boomers (Born 1946-1964): Build a stellar career. • Generation Xers (Born 1965-1980): Build a portable career. • Millennials (Born 1981-1999): Build parallel careers. 5
- 6. Millennials in the Classroom • Step-by-step Provide structure instructions Provide guidance • Teaching and coaching • Millennials are ready Encourage their to take on the world “can do” attitude • Their parents told them they could 6
- 7. More about Millennials in the Classroom • Team sports Place into • Working with Teams others • They have been Listen to them part of the conversation Challenge • Boring is bad them 7
- 8. And a Little More • Phone Plan and allow • Texting multi-tasking • Music Electronic • Allow them to Literacy use media • They are Networking connected 8
- 10. Final Thoughts on Millennials in the Classroom • Life Provide • School balance • Fun Provide a • Millennials fun, student- want to enjoy centered their work classroom 10
- 11. http://youtu.be/jp_oyHY5bug 11
- 12. What is Active Learning? This is a Everyone hard term has a to define definition Definition Based for our upon purposes research today 12
- 13. Definition Active Learning is a teaching methodology that allows the students to engage multiple learning styles in order to promote higher-order thinking skills1 • 1Meyers, C. & Jones, T.B. 13
- 14. Key Elements Talking and Reading Listening Writing Reflecting 14
- 15. Talking and Listening “Talk by teachers can be a valuable prelude to active learning. The problem, however, is not that teachers talk; it’s that they talk too much” (Meyers & Jones, 1993, p. 21). 15
- 16. Writing “Writing clarifies thinking. . . . Writing is an act of creation and clarification” (p. 23). 16
- 17. Reading Critical reading involves scanning the material, identifying the important information, sorting that information into categories, and then prioritizing the information 17
- 18. Reflecting In the Model classroom silence Build the skill over WRITE time 18
- 19. One Example • Talking/Writing • Reading/Listening • Reflecting Discussion Board 19
- 20. Specific Example Silently—Define the term “American” 20
- 21. Specific Example Volunteer to share the definition? 21
- 22. Specific Example How would you change your definition based upon what you heard from your peers? 22
- 23. Much More Than Time Allows I could spend an entire 3- credit hour class on this topic But, I want to give you more specific examples 23
- 24. Lesson Plans Handouts are provided on the website that you will receive at the end of the presentation You have permission to use and/or adapt these lessons for your classes 24
- 25. Currency Exchange Political Science Math Geography Economics Courses Others? 25
- 26. Read the Label Political Geography Science Economics Others Courses 26
- 27. Random Acts of Kindness General Communications Business Ethics Others Courses 27
- 28. Puzzle Mania Communications Management Leadership Others Courses 28
- 29. Meet and Greet Communications Geography Leadership Others? Courses 29
- 30. Other Activities • Across the Board • Involve to Solve • Walk the Talk • These games will not be available on the website due to copyright issues Games are from: El-Shamy, S. (2004). How to design and deliver training of the new and emerging generations. San Fransico, CA: Pfeiffer Publishing 30
- 31. Other AL Strategies • Think-Pair-Share • Brain Dump • Active Notetaking • Concept Mapping • Reciprocal Teaching • Microsituations Teaching 31
- 32. Social Networking Ideas • Facebook • Twitter • Ning • Wikis • Blogs • Others 32
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- 34. Works Cited El-Shamy, S. (2004). How to design and deliver training of the new and emerging generations. San Fransico, CA: Pfeiffer Publishing Heathfield, S. (2009). Managing Millennials: Eleven Tips for Managing Millennials. Retrieved July 29, 2009, from http://humanresources.about.com/ od/managementtips/a/millenials.htm Meyers, C. & Jones, T. B. (1993). Promoting active learning: Strategies for the college classroom. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers 34
- 35. Acknowledgements • Melinda Smith, MBA from Tulsa Community College is a former colleague and she typically co-presents this session with me • Many of the lesson plans are from her classes and she has kindly agreed to share 35
Editor's Notes
- Analyze: Take apart and look at something closelyCompare: Look for similarities and differences; stress similaritiesContrast: Look for differences and similarities; stress differencesDefine: Explain exactly what something meansDescribe: Show what something looks like, including physical featuresEvaluate: Make a value judgment according to some criteria (which it would be wise to make clear)Justify: Argue in support of something; to find positive reasonsProve: Demonstrate correctness by use of logic, fact, or exampleSummarize: Pull together the main pointsSynthesize: combine or pull together pieces or conceptsSource: Fulwiler, 1987, pp. 117-118 and printed with permission in Meyers, C. & Jones, T.B.