The Center for Teaching and Academic Computing invite you to join us to explore ways to design and implement effective PRS pedagogy in undergraduate courses:
At UMass Amherst, with more faculty members teaching large lectures, many have turned to PRS technology to help them engage students and alleviate the “passive attendance” phenomenon often seen in large classes. Many first time, as well as veteran, users report that the most daunting challenge to using PRS in class is to have a well thought-out instructional plan. Zane Barlow, Biology, an experienced PRS user and winner of the Distinguished Teaching Award, will facilitate our exploration of the following issues:
- How do we use PRS to diagnose or identify students’ misconceptions and set up deeper learning experiences that lead to fuller understanding?
- How do we manage and guide discussions associated with PRS questions?
- Guidelines for question design—the When, Why and What to ask.
The session will be 2:30 – 3:45pm, November 19th, 2009 in the Teaching Commons in the W.E.B. Du Bois Library 26th floor. Seats are limited, please register by November 12th, 2009 by contacting the Center for Teaching at 545-1225 or e-mailing the Center for Teaching at cfteach@acad.umass.edu. For online registration, visit www.umass.edu/cft.