Working with a diverse class: reflections on the role of team teaching, teaching tools and technological support

A variety of teaching methods and supportive tools are at a lecturer’s disposal. Comprehensive knowledge of such methods and tools and their effective use can enrich students’ lecture experiences and increase their ability as well as willingness to learn. Teaching in a team requires patience and tim...

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Main Authors: Wood, Lincoln, Reefke, H.
Other Authors: Heling Huai
Format: Conference Paper
Published: International Association for Development of the Information Society 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/10136
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description A variety of teaching methods and supportive tools are at a lecturer’s disposal. Comprehensive knowledge of such methods and tools and their effective use can enrich students’ lecture experiences and increase their ability as well as willingness to learn. Teaching in a team requires patience and time commitment from all staff involved but can prove to be a good approach to iteratively elevate the quality of course content as well as course delivery. Actively engaging students in a lecture environment and usage of methods that encourage class participation are additional facilitators that can yield a richer learning experience. Employing a pedagogical as well as an expert focus in combination is found to be a valid approach for continuous teaching improvement in a university environment. These insights are based on findings and experiences gained from several semester of teaching an introductory course to operations management in a team setting but may be regarded as partially generalisable and applicable to other teaching requirements.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-101362023-01-11T02:12:08Z Working with a diverse class: reflections on the role of team teaching, teaching tools and technological support Wood, Lincoln Reefke, H. Heling Huai Piet Kommers Pedro Isaas methods cycles teams tools structure technology teaching Diversity A variety of teaching methods and supportive tools are at a lecturer’s disposal. Comprehensive knowledge of such methods and tools and their effective use can enrich students’ lecture experiences and increase their ability as well as willingness to learn. Teaching in a team requires patience and time commitment from all staff involved but can prove to be a good approach to iteratively elevate the quality of course content as well as course delivery. Actively engaging students in a lecture environment and usage of methods that encourage class participation are additional facilitators that can yield a richer learning experience. Employing a pedagogical as well as an expert focus in combination is found to be a valid approach for continuous teaching improvement in a university environment. These insights are based on findings and experiences gained from several semester of teaching an introductory course to operations management in a team setting but may be regarded as partially generalisable and applicable to other teaching requirements. 2010 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/10136 International Association for Development of the Information Society fulltext
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Wood, Lincoln
Reefke, H.
Working with a diverse class: reflections on the role of team teaching, teaching tools and technological support
title Working with a diverse class: reflections on the role of team teaching, teaching tools and technological support
title_full Working with a diverse class: reflections on the role of team teaching, teaching tools and technological support
title_fullStr Working with a diverse class: reflections on the role of team teaching, teaching tools and technological support
title_full_unstemmed Working with a diverse class: reflections on the role of team teaching, teaching tools and technological support
title_short Working with a diverse class: reflections on the role of team teaching, teaching tools and technological support
title_sort working with a diverse class: reflections on the role of team teaching, teaching tools and technological support
topic methods
cycles
teams
tools
structure
technology
teaching
Diversity
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/10136