No class this week, but the blog posts continue! This week I want to mention two especially helpful sources of information that I have found.
Rebecca was a field school student of mine back in 2007. She got into adjuncting years ago, so now she has become the master! She has her own blog australopithechic, where she describes her professional adventures. This recent post in particular (Van Sessen, 2015), partially inspired by my own entry into this profession, has a lot of great tips. There are so many pieces of advice to digest that I am stlll on tip 8!
Looking around the Internet for links to study tips found a few good sources of information. The Society for the Teaching of Psychology (Division 2 of the American Psychological Association) has a 300 page PDF on psychology-supported teaching suggestions, called Applying Science of Learning in Education: Infusing Psychological Science into the Curriculum (Benassi, Overson & Hakala, 2014). Since it is an edited volume, there is an entry for every aspect of teaching, from slide-design (which is something I am really into), to working within the limitations of memory, to making exams a learning experience.
In two days I will take my students on a tour of subsistence strategies with a bunch of pretty slides and a weird Survivor/Double Dare type thing outside. I’ll let you know how it goes!
References
Benassi, V.A., Overson, C.E. & Hakala, C.M. [Editors]. (2014). Applying science of learning in education: Infusing psychological science into the curriculum. Division 2, American Psychological Association. Retrieved from http://teachpsych.org/ebooks/asle2014/index.php.
Van Sessen, R. (2015, February 2). Learning to adjuct [Weblog post]. australopithechic. Retrieved from http://australopithechic.anthroclub.com/2015/02/learning-to-adjunct/.