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Teaching, not telling: teaching with questions and process level feedback (90 min)

Research shows that teaching is most effective when students are cognitively engaged with the material. This workshop will provide a chance for you to explore and practise two evidence-based teaching strategies, using questions and providing feedback to support student learning; key skills to ensure your teaching has the maximum impact.

Teaching with questions: Teaching can be more effective if you use questions more and lecture less. During this workshop, you will practise using questions to get students to actively learn and develop thinking skills.

Feedback habits: It's important for students to understand what good work looks like. Clearly stating the goals should be the first step in giving feedback. Effective feedback should include both positive and negative points, focusing on the process so that students can apply what they've learned to new problems. You will practise formulating short and clear feedback that students can use immediately.  

Based on research in learning sciences, this workshop offers practical methods that specifically address teaching challenges in higher education. A large part of the workshop will consist of hands-on practice of these techniques. (PS: we will also be using LEGOs!)

Learning Objectives: By the end of this workshop you should be able to: - Use questions to encourage students to think & process information for themselves - Give feedback that improves students’ learning

Joelyn de Lima
EPFL, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, Switzerland
Switzerland

Joelyn de Lima is an educational researcher (W.K. Kellogg Biological Station, Michigan State University, USA) and a pedagogical advisor (EPFL, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, Switzerland). Joelyn is a scientist whose research focuses on evaluating and understanding the efficacy of instructional and assessment techniques, a trained educator with experience in teaching at school and university levels, a pedagogical advisor with expertise in STEM pedagogy, and an experienced science communicator who has worked to engage and share knowledge with a wide variety of audiences in multiple countries. Her background has given her a unique blend of perspectives – in terms of culture (She has lived, worked, and taught on 3 continents), theoretical grounding (natural sciences and education), and practice (research & education, formal & informal education, K-12 & university level).

Participants' prior knowledge / Potrebno predznanje: Currently teaching, or planning to teach in the future

Learning outcomes / Ishodi učenja: Learning Objectives: By the end of this workshop you should be able to: - Use questions to encourage students to think & process information for themselves - Give feedback that improves students’ learning