Education Scholar - Curriculum

Education Scholar: Module 2 - Facilitating Learning in a Traditional Classroom Setting

Module Overview

Introduction

Despite growing interest in technology-based education, most health professions instruction still takes place in the classroom. The classroom has been the primary meeting place of instructors and students for centuries, and continues to be the center of activity for the teaching-learning process. Whether you are a new instructor just starting in your career, or a more experienced instructor who's logged thousands of hours in the classroom, this module will provide you with practical ideas for designing and facilitating your own courses in order to enhance positive learning outcomes.

Purpose and Objectives

The purpose of this module is to familiarize you with the steps of instructional design, and its value in planning and implementing traditional classroom instruction. By the end of this module, you will be able to:

Develop an instructional design for a lesson, unit or course of your choice, one that maintains internal consistency among intended learning outcomes, instructional strategies, and assessment techniques.
Characterize the target learner population for specific course of study, including academic background, personal characteristics, prior experience, and learning style.
Select instructional strategies and resources that are appropriate for the type of learning required, the nature of the learner population, the constraints of the instructional setting, and funding for acquisition or development.
Document the instructional design for your course in the form of a student-centered syllabus and appropriate lesson plan documentation.
Compare and contrast your teaching skills and behaviors with attributes of exemplary classroom instructors.
Apply classroom management strategies that are effective in promoting learner confidence, stimulating participation, and creating a positive learning experience.

Module Map

To view the sequence of concepts and learning activities that will enable you to achieve these objectives, select Map for Module 2.

Module Materials

Readings from the following publications are assigned in Module 2. They may be purchased online from www.amazon.com.

Davis BG. Tools for teaching. San Francisco: Jossey Bass; 1993.

Diamond RM. Designing and assessing courses and curricula: A practical guide. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass; 1994.

McKeachie WJ. Teaching tips: strategies, research, and theory for college and university teachers. 10th ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co; 1999.

Recommendations for additional publications relevant to Module 2 may be found in each topic and in the Resource Center.