Developing a Lecture Script through Dialogue
Georgios Skantzaris
Department of Mathematics & Computer Science
Eindhoven University of Technology
The Netherlands
Challenge and goal
The challenge is that frequently lecture or presentation material as well as self-study material is incomprehensible since it is developed based on the pre-suppositions of the teacher. The goal is to produce a lecture or presentation, and/or subject notes which lack pre-requisite "knowledge" gaps.
Topic of the user case
The dialectic process. Developing material as the result of dialog.
Local context (specific)
Lectures or presentations or notes appear many times to be challenging to follow due to pre-suppositiions with respect to the knowledge of the audience by the teacher or presenter.
Local CPD goals
Equip teachers with the ability to develop material, especially in the context of a lecture or a presentation, that is engaging for the audience, thus is enables the audience to actively participate and learn. Enable teachers to re-evaluate their assumptions about the learners background knowledge.
Needs defined in STEM-CPD Roadmap
Competences
Attitudes
Activities
CPD activities at the local university
- Choose a topic that you are interested to teach and you have expertise.
- Pair with a collegue or that has an interest in the topic, probably some prior experience but not necessarily expertise.
- Discuss: Engage on the topic using dialogue. e.g.:
- State → Question → Answer → Re-state...
- Record the questions.
- Develop the script, or subject notes based on the sequence of the dialogue.
Teaching and learning materials
- Presentation Slides or Lecture Notes.
- Dialogue
Sustainable implementation
- Offer this activity on voluntatrily basis among collegues.
- Advertise the activity via the newletter channels of the department and its clusters.
Expected impact of the CPD User Case
- Teachers become aware of the background knowledge of the audience.
- Teachers develop learning material that is coherent.
- Teachers are inspired and stimulated due to the interaciton.
Plans for eventual continuation of the CPD within the same topic
- Implementation within the framework of professional development activities offered to staff.
Developing confidence in sound course design, interactive teaching, and learning facilitation (type P1-1, P1-2, P1-3)
This CPD scenario describes a User case in which lecturers develop their competence in sound course design and designing interactive teaching and how to engage and motivate students and how to facilitate discipline specific thinking and how to facilitate student’s deep learning and development of higher cognitive skills and develop attitudes in reflecting on own teaching practice.
The approximate duration of a User case that follows this scenario is several weeks.
In this CPD scenario the participants meet in person on location with the training staff and with other participants.
Competences
Attitudes
Activities
Learning environment
Time
Several weeks
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