Title:
Intrinsic commitment to learning
Conveners:
Rick Conchos
Cathrin Summers
Ann Sues
Cindy Shoenhair
Participants:
Jason Laidlow
Tara Swingler
David Gerkin
Paul Dale
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Discussion:
- Interactive
- Ownership
- Attitude
- Teachers attitude toward students
- Supervisor/Colleague toward other employees
- Is this leadership?
- We can all be leaders to create a passion in students, the instructor must have that passion
- Share more of yourself
- Human level - be a 'real' person
- Relevance to my life and my future - tie activities to things that excite the individual on a personal level
- Needs to fit into who you are and what you are about
- Excitement about what you're teaching/doing
- Get interpersonal
- Need structure for groups
- Do we identify what's important to learn? Learning Objectives?
- Remove boundaries that prohibit learning
- Not a 'deliverer' of information, but a 'connector' of information
- Life-long learning
- Teacher as facilitator - tap into students
- Expertise and experience
- How much of your learning occurs in the class? 15% - Depends on the class you are taking
- Teaching life skills besides content
- The 'way' a class is taught, not just the content
- The little things you do for people that touch them and encourages and motivates them
- Shorter 'attention - getting' segments - teach in 'sound bites'
- Multimedia - visual, sound
- Can listen and see at the same time - use all the senses
- 'Catch phrases' as a trigger to help learning
- Motivation to be positive comes form above [administration]
- Tips for teachers: Be personable, positive, practical, pro-active, involved, approachable
- Know me as a person
Open Space Forum - 10.29.98 - Paradise Valley Community College
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