{"id":2070,"date":"2013-09-17T13:40:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-17T18:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/?p=2070"},"modified":"2013-09-17T13:40:00","modified_gmt":"2013-09-17T18:40:00","slug":"dont-lose-the-learning-in-the-pedagogy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/dont-lose-the-learning-in-the-pedagogy\/","title":{"rendered":"Don’t Lose the Learning in the Pedagogy"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I think of teaching, I think of classrooms filled with eager students who are ready to absorb the knowledge saturating the room. I further envision students using that knowledge to advance humankind to new and exciting heights. Okay. My vision may be somewhat fanciful, but we, as teachers, have the ability to spark a curiosity and a desire to learn in our students that no one else can. The quality of our teaching is a powerful factor in maintaining the interest of our students and supporting their achievement in their chosen fields of study and beyond.<\/p>\n

We take seriously the influential power that we have over our students\u2019 educational experience. We read about, and meet to discuss with our colleagues, those teaching tools and techniques that will be most effective in helping our students to learn. We learn about all of the latest pedagogical approaches being used in classrooms around the world. We hear phrases like \u201cflipping the classroom\u201d, \u201cproblem-based learning\u201d, \u201cteam teaching\u201d and \u201cintegrative learning\u201d, and we willingly conduct the research necessary to determine if these ideas can be successfully incorporated into our teaching process. Then, we begin to incorporate the practices that we believe will work. We find that some work better than others, some work only for a finite period of time and some don\u2019t work at all.<\/p>\n

Our willingness to see what works, and what doesn\u2019t, makes us better teachers. \u00a0At a given time, any of a number of pedagogical strategies can work in a classroom, but it is important to understand that their effectiveness can ebb and flow. Students may transition from or outgrow a particular method of teaching or a particular method may lend itself to one discipline and not another. The important part is to try. If it works, that\u2019s great. If it doesn\u2019t work, then try something else. In either case, always share the hits and the misses with others so that they can benefit from what we\u2019ve already learned. Ultimately, it is the students who benefit.<\/p>\n

It is a safe assumption that some form of the old tried and true lecture will always be a part of teaching, but never be unwilling to transform the learning experience with new and innovative practices. Conversely, appreciate when a practice is not supporting the goal of educating students. In The Flip: End of a Love Affair<\/a><\/em>, we are reminded of the power of pedagogical tools and the even greater power of understanding when we should move on to the next one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When I think of teaching, I think of classrooms filled with eager students who are ready to absorb the knowledge saturating the room. I further envision students using that knowledge to advance humankind to new and exciting heights. Okay. 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