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Past Powerpoint Engaging Students in Operations Alistair Brandon-Jones, University of Bath Carrie Queenan, University of Notre Dame

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Past Powerpoint Engaging Students in Operations. Alistair Brandon-Jones, University of Bath Carrie Queenan, University of Notre Dame. Engaging students. Do students ever switch off in class? . “hooks” are a way of engaging students, generating excitement, and enriching understanding. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Engaging students

• “hooks” are a way of engaging students, generating excitement, and enriching understanding

• Are their topics that you have difficulty bringing alive?

• Do students ever switch off in class?

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Why OM is easy to teach!

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What’s a ‘hook’?

Clips

ExercisesProps

Articles & Stories

• Short, self-contained and get’s the student’s attention!

Invigoration vs. Recovery!!

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Tradeoffs : Efficient storage and efficient recall

Controlled ProcessingAutomatic Processing

Examples: 1) Conference introductions 2) Finding green beans

Efficient input, inefficient recallInput is “automatic” so recall is difficult

Inefficient input, efficient recallInput is “controlled” so recall is easier

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Controlled processing

• Desired state for effective learning

• More powerful but less common

• Triggered by things that are– Different– Problematic– Effortful

• Implications?– Interrupts the students’ “learning script”– Changes how something is stored in memory

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Other resources

• Creating Significant Learning Experiences – L. Dee Fink– How to create the structure for a class to create the learning experience you want to achieve (Exhibits are

very useful)• What the Best College Teachers Do – Ken Bain

– Anecdotal tales of amazing profs, organized around general themes. Inspiring, but not a “how to” guide.• Brain Rules – John Medina

– How the brain works and some takeaways for those who teach• The Skillful Teacher – Stephen Brookfield

– Mechanics of creating a better learning enviornment

• http://teaching-operations-management.wikispaces.com/– A place to share your ideas! Please join and contribute!

• http://operationsroom.wordpress.com/– A blog of current events in OM. A great place to join in the discussion or get ideas to bring into class.

http://teaching-operations-management.wikispaces.com/

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IJOPM special issue

• Teaching Operations and Supply Management

• Word limit 5000 words (not 8000!)

• Deadline 30th September 2010

• Lead editor: Dr Alistair Brandon-Jones, University of Bath, School of Management, [email protected]

• More info: http://info.emeraldinsight.com/products/journals/call_for_papers.htm?id=2321