Facilitating: In-Class Presentations, Discussions,

and ActivitiesSusan M. Stein

DHEd, MS, BS Pharm, RPh

To Do the VooDoo That You Do So Well

Learning Objectives

• Identify and analyze effective presentation styles and facilitation formats

• Evaluate effective active learning• Describe effective and concise course and

syllabus design• Analyze rubric evaluation tools

Facilitating Guidelines› Scale: you should ease students into your

goal. Give them small items first then grow› Engage students: learn their names and

call on them at least once per term› Group work: assign responsibilities and set

ground rules to increase effective interaction

› Keep it simple: use the time you allotted, don’t go over

› Summarize and feedback loops

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Facilitating Guidelines– Engage students: fear factor– Scale: ease them in– Group work tip: assign responsibilities, set ground

rules– Move around the room: direct attention– Guiding terms: avoid providing answers– Keep it simple: use time allotted – Close the loop: summarize and provide feedback

Detail Driven

Why are You Here: Teaching Learning

“The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled” – Plutarch

…in any way you can http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

qa243HGiu_U

In The News: Before we get started…

• Florida: DEA action at 2 pharmacieshttp://articles.cnn.com/2012-02-06/us/us_florida-dea-pharmacies_1_pharmacies-pill-mills-drug-enforcement-administration?_s=PM:US• New York: Fraudulent Prescriptionshttp://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/06/02/long-island-pharmacist-arrested-in-phony-prescription-painkillers-probe/• Oregon: Pharmacy Tech stealinghttp://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2011/02/pharmacy_tech_accused_of_steal.html

Avoid a Jinx…Use Live Links

Example Activity: Think-Pair-Share

• Identify two concepts that you are passionate about in your field of study

• Pair with a partner, share and discuss• Be prepared to discuss with the class

Clear as a Spring Day

Example Activity: Think-Write-Pair-Share

• Using the Lecture Design Map as a guide…• Create one activity for your lecture• Write two assessment questions to directly

address this activity• Switch with the person next to you, assess

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Activities CafeteriaShort-Mid Time, in class Longer Time, in class Outside Class

Pause, summarize, discuss Debates Online discussions

Clickers Role Playing Study groups

Buzz Groups Fish Bowl Assignments (solo, group)

Minute Paper Horseshoe Muddiest point

Think Pair Share

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Activity: Project Buzz Group

• Divide into groups focused on one of 4 groups: course/syllabus design, teaching and facilitation methods, active learning techniques, rubric design.– Identify what project you will work on– Divide into and discuss with a small group– Present to groups and incorporate input prn– Be prepared to verbally present to entire group

Student Push-Back

• Patience and Persistence: Don’t give up• Explain: understanding participation• Form a Faculty Learning Community• Incrementally introduce > engaging activities• Provided guided directions, expectations:

exams require thinking not just memorizing• Hold students accountable

Challenges in Human Wiring

• View the following video and count the following:– Number of times the ball is passed between the

white players (with or without bouncing)

Link:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGQmdoK_ZfY

Activity: Participants Present

• Your colleagues will be presenting examples of the following:– Teaching Methods– Active Learning Methods– RubricsPlease provide input for your colleagues: – What do you like about it?– How would you improve it?http://www.random.org/

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• Reenergize: embrace, renew and feed your passion to teach…we need you!

• Create Your Style of teaching: you must be who you are

• Challenge students and yourself: you are both capable of more than you think

• Nothing goes well all the time: learn from it and move on

Questions, Comments?