Are you looking for simple teaching strategies to improve student learning? If you are, check out the webinar series Simple Strategies to Improve Student Learning. This series of four webinars draws on Prof. James Lang’s popular book Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning to offer instructors teaching ideas that:
- Require minimal preparation
- Are 5-10 minute classroom or online activities
- Can be one-time interventions
The series was offered last year. Webinar recordings are available to the McGill community (you must sign in to view the videos)
1. Remembering: Teaching students to remember important information
2. Connecting: Teaching students to organize knowledge*
3. Deliberate practice and feedback makes progress: Teaching students to develop expertise
4. Sustaining motivation: Engaging students in their learning
Post a comment to let us know which of these strategies you decided to implement!
References
Lang, J. M. (2016). Small teaching: Everyday lessons from the science of learning. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
E-book available in the McGill library.
*Due to a technical difficulty, the beginning of this webinar was not recorded.
Associate Director, Faculty and Teaching Development, and Senior Academic Associate, at McGill's Teaching and Learning Services; former Senior Faculty Lecturer at the McGill Writing Centre; area of specialization: Second Language Education; loves teaching and learning!
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