Triple "A" Approach to Lecture Intervention - Project Portal

Project Description:

 

   This project is part of the Inukshuk initiative of CLOE (Co-operative Learning Object Exchange - a MERLOT partner). Our learning object will address the professional development needs of instructors in post-secondary settings. Recognizing that “lectures and delivery of content have a position of primacy in university practice” (Phillips, 2005) and that lectures continue to be “relatively cost effective and useful in providing a knowledge base” (Bligh, 1972 in Phillips, 2005), our Inukshuk Project will focus specifically on helping instructors to present effective lectures.
 

CLOE Website

Phillips, 2005

Invitation to participate
Scope Statement  
We plan to produce a learning object that will assist instructors to present effective lectures. Our learning object will be based on the teaching framework shown above and will apply the following “Triple A” intervention whereby an instructor can:
1. Become AWARE of lecture techniques that are consistent with what we know about how a student learns.
And/Or
2. ANALYSE and compare their current lecturing methods to best practices and learning styles.
And/Or
3. Apply and ACT on new lecturing techniques.
   
         
Our Definition of a Lecture:   For the purpose of this project, a lecture is defined as follows:
At least twenty minutes of content delivery consisting mostly of one-way vocal transfer.

This means that:
1. An instructor may employ various teaching strategies within one class period (and in fact, depending on the learning goals and content to be covered, we may encourage this).
2. Our learning object can be used to investigate/improve any twenty minutes of one-way vocal transfer of content.

  

Phase 1 Plan Download

Final Phase 1 Project Plan
Our Collaboration Areas:  

Wiki - where I will post documents and other information for partners and those interested to edit directly. The password is "lecture" (without the quotes).

  

Wiki

Furl Links- At the Resource Links you can view the most recent seven links I have found on the web which relate to lecturing - there are also details on how you can add your own links to our list and a tutorial on how to use FURL.

Resource Links
FURL archive

FURL Screencast

Project Research Assistant Blog - This is a blog that I am keeping as we walk through the development of our learning object.

 Blog
Project Team Listserv - We have set up this private listserv to keep each other up to date and for easy access to everyone.
TripleAListserv
Tutorials   "How to" Guide to our WIKI. This is a 3min30sec. screencast showing how to enter and edit our PBWiki. (5 megs showing at 640x433pixels uses Flash)
  wiki screencast

Project Team - Who We Are

University/ Organization & Location
Team Member
Lincoln University, Canterbury NZ
Carol Cooper,
Teaching & Learning Services
IATHE (Institute for the Advancement of Teaching in Higher Education), Ontario, Canada
Adam Caron
University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Dr. Linda Manning
Murdoch University, Australia
Dr. Rob Phillips
Memorial University, Newfoundland, Canada
Albert Johnson
Higher Colleges of Technology, Dubai Men’s College
United Arab Emirates
Peter Hatherly Green
Dean Sheetz

University of Central Queensland, Australia
Yvonne Toft
Dr. Les Killion
Dr. Deborah Peach
University of Manitoba, Canada
Peter Tittenberger,
Learning Technologies Centre
Fanshawe College, Ontario, Canada
Harv Honsberger
Guelph University, Ontario, Canada
Mike Harttrup
Canadore College, Ontario Canada
Mark Lamontagne

Nipissing University, Ontario Canada

Dr. Jack Jones
Susan Lister
 
contact: susan.lister@newmediaworkshops.com for more information