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The scholarship of teaching and learning

Dr. Paul Leslie Education is a Community Affair

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ENGAGEMENT THROUGH TEACHING PRESENCE

2016

Good afternoon - My name is Paul LeslieThank you for the opportunity to

Presentation Learning OutcomeDr. Paul Leslie - Education is a community affair2016

Articulate the importance of engagement in the design of teaching and learning activities.

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Outcome: Articulate the importance of engagement in learning

Presentation - PreviewDr. Paul Leslie - Education is a community affair2016

Articulate the importance of engagement in the design of teaching and learning activities.

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Philosophy: personal provides focusTeaching presence as part of our COIScholarship what is it?Narratives of learning as model of T&LPedagogy of freedom leads to engagement

February 16th, 2016 Dr. Paul Leslie - Education is a community affairPhilosophy of Teaching and Learning

Education is a community affair

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To learn from each other, we must put ourselves into our communityActually working with the community 1 year research project at school in Sharjahcapstone projects on AI needs analysis Not problem solving building future / achieving goals4

Philosophy of Teaching and LearningFebruary 16th, 2016 Dr. Paul Leslie - Education is a community affairFreire (1996) states that the truly reflective and liberated educator, presents the information to the students for their consideration, reconsiders her own considerations as the students express their own (p. 62).

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To participate fully, we must open ourselves to communityTo extend - two way process exposing ourselvesGenuinely listen to students and work with their feedback5

Community of Inquiry in Teaching and LearningFebruary 16th, 2016 Dr. Paul Leslie - Education is a community affair

Social Presence

Cognitive Presence

Teaching PresenceEducational Experience

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Step back model of community engagement COISocial who we areCognitive our ideas e.g. prerequisitesTeaching presence - direction to community

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Community Process in Teaching and LearningFebruary 16th, 2016 Dr. Paul Leslie - Education is a community affair

Provides rigor though challenge

Guidance to teachers

Forces clarity

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Teaching presence COI > direction to communitySocial need to feel welcome / safe butCognitive need to contribute and take away but Teaching Questions keep us honesttell us what they need / want to knowBest way to learn is to explain itCan be intimidating

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Application of Philosophy of Teaching and LearningFebruary 16th, 2016 Dr. Paul Leslie - Education is a community affair

SafetyTo expose our thoughts To challenge othersTeaching Presence

FreedomPassionCuriosityPurposeEngagement

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Safe to share / challenge others / social presence /Devices give anonymity / gives voiceTeaching presence COI > direction to communityFrom all community members, not just teacherFreedom to explore passionCuriosity needs to be fostered My research is based on giving purpose to our work

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Engagement in Teaching and LearningFebruary 16th, 2016 Dr. Paul Leslie - Education is a community affair

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Summarize Teaching presence Challenge otherscognitive dissonanceSeek new ideas / knowledgeKnowledge is purpose and that causes us to be engaged

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Scholarship of Teaching and LearningFebruary 16th, 2016 Dr. Paul Leslie - Education is a community affair

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What we do in the classroom to engage our students?Measure of success in the classroom is engagementLets look at what happens?10

Demonstrations of competencies

ill-alignedWhat happens in some classroomsFebruary 16th, 2016 Dr. Paul Leslie - Education is a community affair

short or occasionalill-defined

concurrentconcurrentconsecutive

non-linear

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Scholarship of teaching and learningIll aligned students not doing the same / right thingConcurrent do same / right thing Consecutive focus on process / transitionsShort process / interactionIl-defined real / thinking / cognitive dissonanceNon-linear actual thinking / finding their own ideas - FreireCompetence how do you know students learned anything?11

Narratives of Learning: Research in ActionFebruary 16th, 2016 Dr. Paul Leslie - Education is a community affairNarratives of Learning: The Portfolio Approach

a set of overlapping processes

to make our thinking visible

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Research story tellingTake ideas out of head / place to workSuccess - Community EchoDemonstration of competency / evidence for researchA key feature of research narrative of learning12

February 16th, 2016 Dr. Paul Leslie - Education is a community affairMake our thinking visibleTHE MEDIUM IS THE MESSAGE-McLuhan, 1964The Medium is the Message

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Key notion from research Support for core pedagogy

Pedagogy of FreedomFebruary 16th, 2016 Dr. Paul Leslie - Education is a community affairMake our Narratives of Teaching and Learning visible

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Content - primary degreePedagogic knowledge MTV classroom methodology Individual - Keltchermans It matters who the teacher isPedagogic content knowledge deconstruction of classroom experiences Conversely, do not lose institutional voice

Engagement in EducationFebruary 16th, 2016 Dr. Paul Leslie - Education is a community affair

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Pedagogy philosophy overall focusPractical elementResearch - based on pedagogy and new media Informs teaching e.g. Time spanTeaching Perspective for teachingStory of average student15

ReferencesFebruary 16th, 2016 Dr. Paul Leslie - Education is a community affairFreire, P. (1996). Pedagogy of the oppressed. London: Penguin BooksFreire, P. (1998). Pedagogy of freedom. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield.Kelchtermans, G. (2009). Who I am in how I teach is the message: Self-understanding, vulnerability and reflection. Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 15(2), 257-272.McLuhan, M. (1964). Understanding media. Cornwall: Routledge.

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Icon ReferencesFebruary 16th, 2016 Dr. Paul Leslie - Education is a community affairdebate by Luis Prado from the Noun ProjectFacilitator byRed Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre from the Noun ProjectMeeting Point by Marie Ringeard from the Noun ProjectThinking by Sebastian Langer from the Noun Project

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