Teaching resources

Motivational techniques

http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-and-learning/nine-strategies-to-spark-adult-students-intrinsic-motivation/

This is a great article on skills and techniques to shifting the focus of adult learners from the outcome to the process of learning.  This aligns nicely with my paper on humanism learning theory.  I dont ever want my students to feel like they have to be doing something for marks, but instead enjoy the opportunity to learn new skills and knowledge, and to take the initiative to guide the direction of the learning.

Media

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEmuEWjHr5c&list=PL16649CCE7EFA8B2F&index=42

Fitting this link is to a you tube video.   I love this video, especially when he discusses the difference between an animation and still picture diagrams.  I like to play short videos of things in my class presentations.  As I have been developing my materials I find that I am playing videos for my class less and less.  I do give access online, and links to additional information.  The internet is full of amazing resources. I just need to make sure they are seeing the right ones.  By doing to work for them I can guide the conversation.  But in the end I need to make sure my students are engaged, most of all.

Assessment

http://www.bcit.ca/files/ltc/pdf/ja_createrubric.pdf

This is a great resource from the teaching resource center where i work at BCIT.  I have had limited experience using rubrics.  I do see how they can be a huge benefit.  Where I have had difficulty implementing them is in the expectations of a student mastering a skill on the first try.  I don't like to give better marks to someone because they have more experience at something.  Some categories I have tried to implement into my rubrics are professionalism. organisation.  not necessarily focusing on the tolerances needed to pass but instead on the foundation skills are learned best upon.

Instructional strategies

http://ideas.time.com/2012/10/02/why-lectures-are-ineffective/

This article makes teaching anything at all seem impossible.  I do like the breakdown of research and the glimpse into what is going on inside the heads of the students.  I knew it was important to change things up often but I will be pushing to really make things more interactive and switching up methods more frequently.  One of my biggest challenges is that I have students for 6 hours a day.  It seems impossible to make that an effective use of time.  I like challenges though.

Planning

ita

http://www.red-seal.ca/trades/124_industrial_mechanic_millwrigh/rs_tr.1d.2-eng.html

The first link is to the Industry train authority of bc.  the second is a link to the national red seal program.  the single biggest challenge to teaching trades is to filter through the national vs provincial outcomes and make sure everything is covered off.  the ita has items which are tested in an end of line exam which do not on the inter provincial exam and vice versa.  These are the basis of all of my instruction and where I need to start planning.