{"id":21234,"date":"2015-02-19t11:21:56","date_gmt":"2015-02-19t16:21:56","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.imrbdigital.com\/?p=21234"},"modified":"2015-02-19t11:21:56","modified_gmt":"2015-02-19t16:21:56","slug":"thinking-stem-teaching-stem-a-blog-series-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.imrbdigital.com\/2015\/02\/thinking-stem-teaching-stem-a-blog-series-8\/","title":{"rendered":"thinking stem, teaching stem: a blog series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>by vivian finch, cft graduate teaching fellow<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-wp0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2018\/07\/09154948\/wucirtl_cirtl_logo2.gif\"><img data-attachment-id=\"21066\" data-permalink=\"\/\/www.imrbdigital.com\/2015\/02\/thinking-stem-teaching-stem-a-blog-series-2\/wucirtl_cirtl_logo-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-wp0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2018\/07\/09154948\/wucirtl_cirtl_logo2.gif\" data-orig-size=\"286,271\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cirtl logo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-wp0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2018\/07\/09154948\/wucirtl_cirtl_logo2.gif\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-wp0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2018\/07\/09154948\/wucirtl_cirtl_logo2.gif\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-21066\" title=\"cirtl logo\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-wp0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2018\/07\/09154948\/wucirtl_cirtl_logo2-150x150.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>the cft is now in the fifth week of the weekly blog series, &#8220;thinking stem, teaching stem,&#8221; as a way to spotlight some of the videos produced at vanderbilt for the cirtl mooc course, \u201c<strong>an introduction to evidence-based undergraduate stem teaching<\/strong>,\u201d which drew on the\u00a0expertise of experienced stem faculty,\u00a0educational researchers, and representatives of university teaching centers.\u00a0 as previously mentioned, the series will loosely follow the thematic trajectory of the course through the following topics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>principles of learning<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>student motivation<\/li>\n<li>inclusive teaching<\/li>\n<li>the role of lectures<\/li>\n<li>inquiry-based labs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>if you would like to see other installments of this blog series, please click the tag \u201cthinking stem, teaching stem\u201d at the bottom of this post.\u00a0 to access the videos featured in this series on youtube, please the cft&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/uczr3xouyh7-biztnxpgqyva\">youtube channel<\/a> or go directly to our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=pllznzp-sl3mn6jacdt912et7ehz7cd4wv\">blog playlist here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>principles of learning: application of knowledge<\/h2>\n<h3>week 5: putting thinking into practice (part 1)<\/h3>\n<p>as students move along the learning spectrum towards <strong>adaptable expertise<\/strong>, it is important for instructors to recognize and support the different phases of their learning process, which can range from unconscious incompetence to unconscious competence.\u00a0 by recognizing where our students are in their learning process, we can better provide our students with <strong>opportunities to practice and apply<\/strong> what they are encountering in the classroom.\u00a0 creating a safe space in which students can practice allows them to process that information and build upon and adapt their existing knowledge structures.\u00a0 in addition to practice, the feedback we provide our students is equally as important, as it gives students a better sense of where they are in their learning process.<span style=\"font-size: 13px;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p>sometimes, creating the space for meaningful practice and feedback in our classrooms can be a difficult task, especially when we feel an urge to make sure to cover the topics we\u2019ve laid out for our courses.\u00a0 <strong>how do we create meaningful practice and feedback for our students?<\/strong> in the following video, <strong>dr. anita mahadevan-jansen, professor of biological engineering at 瑞士vs喀麦隆走地<\/strong>, addresses exactly that question, as well as some problems with the \u201ccontent coverage\u201d teaching approach.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #666666;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/op7dia2m7es\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>dr. mahadevan-jansen stresses<strong> the importance of providing context for the topics she discusses<\/strong> in her classrooms.\u00a0 it is in the context that students grasp the importance of the topic both in terms of the discipline and in terms of their own lives.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">stay tuned next week for how dr. mahadevan-jansen builds challenge cycles and feedback into her courses!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<h4>additional resources:<\/h4>\n<p>for more information on practice, feedback, and mastery, please see the video below, featuring dr. michele dipietro, director of the center for excellence in teaching and learning at kennessaw state university.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fqcgjmytxko\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by vivian finch, cft graduate teaching fellow the cft is now in the fifth week of the weekly blog series, &#8220;thinking stem, teaching stem,&#8221; 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