TEACHING APPROACHES Educators: This is a 10-slide presentation with information about teaching and learning, so you can revisit key concepts. (Created by Rita Zuba Prokopetz / G&R Languages – December, 2013)

1. Inductive
“Noticing”
“Sticky teaching”
Deductive
Prepared by RZP for RRC
Winter, 2014
CAE - CI
Works cited are courtesy of: Dr. Olenka Bilash,
Dr. Richard M. Felder, Dr. John Biggs and others.
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2. Teaching Approaches
Deductive
Teacher-centered
• Introduce
• Explain
• Practice
Inductive
Student-centered
• View examples
• Identify rules
• Give examples
• Practice
Source: http://www.educ.ualberta.ca/staff/olenka.bilash/best%20of%20bilash/inductivedeductive.html
Courtesy of Dr. Olenka Bilash (email from December 29, 2013)
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3. Instructional Approaches
Advantages to both approaches
Role of teacher differs
Deductive
Evidence
of
learning
From rules
To examples
Inductive
From examples
To rules
In language learning (SlideShares): http://www.slideshare.net/RitaProkopetz/presentations
‘Notice’ how concept is to be applied / Email instructor to show how
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4. Instructional Approaches
Teacher
Give prompt responses
to learners’ questions,
concerns, remarks
Photos courtesy of RZP. Images courtesy of:
https://www.google.ca/search?q=learning+styles
Student
Be cognizant of one’s
learning process and
preferences
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5. “Noticing” / “Sticky Teaching”
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Made_to_Stick
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6. “Sticky teaching”
Receptive
Productive
Source: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/pdf/pub/language-benchmarks.pdf
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7. Choice of Methods
Identify learning outcomes and class composition before choosing or use both
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Faster to teach large number of facts
Easier to teach concrete concepts
Draws on prior learning experiences
Learning experience must be structured
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Engagement of learner / content
Students need to understand more
Students need to remember more
Self-directed learning experience
“i” before “e”
except after “c”
Retrieve
Believe
Priest
Chief
Receive
Conceive
Perceive
Both methods are effective
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8. Constructivism
Meaning is constructed and co-constructed
“An individual’s reactions to experiences lead to (or fail to lead to) learning”
“An individual’s interaction with others has a significant role in the
construction of meaning from experience”
“Individuals actively construct and reconstruct their own reality in an
effort to make sense of their experience” (p.4)
Source: http://www4.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/users/f/felder/public/Papers/InductiveTeaching.pdf
Courtesy of Dr. Richard M. Felder (email from December 29, 2013 re: Learning Styles Inventory)
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9. Constructive Alignment
“Constructivism used as a framework to guide decision-making
in all stages of instructional design”
Start with outcomes. Align teaching and assessment to these outcomes
explain key concepts and methods*
Course Implementation module one*
create an artifact
to demonstrate understanding of key concepts
write a blog entry to explain
diagram and reflect on the learning process
“Constructive alignment is an example of outcomes-based education (OBE)
with focus on improving teaching and learning.”
Source: http://www.johnbiggs.com.au/academic/constructive-alignment/
Courtesy of Dr. John Biggs (email from December 30, 2013)
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10. Inductive
“Noticing”
“Sticky teaching”
Deductive
Prepared by RZP for RRC
Winter, 2014
CAE - CI
Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Made_to_Stick
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noticing_hypothesis
http://www.educ.ualberta.ca/staff/olenka.bilash/best%20of%20bilash/inductivedeductive.html
http://www4.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/users/f/felder/public/Papers/InductiveTeaching.pdf
http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/3448076?uid=3739408&uid=2&uid=3737720&uid=4&sid=21103271102983
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