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Teaching assistant as a learning instructor (ELEC) fall 2017

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Day 4: Learning difficulties and motivation

  • Day 4: Learning difficulties and motivation

    Day 4: Learning difficulties and motivation

    The slides of the fourth day and the tablecloths you made are found here.
    A list containing differents teaching methods and activities follows.
    The makeup assignment for those who were unable to attend day 4 is at the bottom of the page.
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      FileSlides for day 4: motivation File
      PDF document

      These slides contain the material on motivation and some practical tips you can use to help you as a learning instructor.

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      FileSlides for day 4: Learning difficulties and anxiety File
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      The slides of Paula Sjöblom, the study psychologist.

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      FileLearning café: theme 1 File
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      The poster you made about theme 1, 'things you remember from this course'.

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      FileLearning café: theme 2 File
      Image (JPEG)

      The poster you made about theme 2, 'things an assistant should remember'.

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      FileLearning café: theme 3 File
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      The poster you made about theme 3, 'things you wouldn’t change, things you’d develop, and things you’d leave out in this course'.

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      LessonA list of methods, teaching and others, used during this course Lesson
      The list below is on no particular order.
      • Lectures
      • Guest lectures
      • Feedback
      • Drama/play acting
      • Discussions/reflection
      • Group work
      • Group meetings
      • Observation
      • Writing
      • Ways to form groups
      • Change of rhythm of activities
      • Breaks
      • Learning café
      • Using cards to break the ice
      • Making posters
      • Gallery walk
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      AssignmentMakeup assignment

      Read the slides for day 4. Paula's slides discuss some of the more common reasons why students face difficulties in their studies and points out to some things that can be done to help these (and other) students. Both slide sets touch upon motivation as well. Reflect on the content of the slides and think at least about the following:

      • What physiological reasons are often found behind difficulties in studies?
      • What can you do as an assistant to ease their difficulties? How do these activities affect other students?
      • Do you know anyone who has learning difficulties? Elaborate briefly. What help did they receive? Say what could have been done to help them if they didn't.
      • How does anxiety affect student performance? How might it affect your performance as an assistant? What can be done to aliviate anxiety, both students' and yours?
      • What can you do to motivate different types of learners?
      Write about a page to a page-and-a-half of text for this assignment.

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