Student-Centered Teaching & Learning

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Proceedings of the 2018 Pedagogicon

In both research and practice, the role of teacher and learner has shifted over recent years. In the traditional approach to college teaching, the instructor was the “sage on the stage” and students passively received their messages. The dynamics of the classroom have evolved dramatically to include a host of active-learning opportunities for students. Faculty often strive to engage students and offer them a learner-centered environment where they develop and reinforce skill sets, using and building upon content from all courses to assist their success in life, beyond academics and the classroom. In addition, faculty engage in professional development through presentations in teaching and learning enhancement, explore and complete online classes on innovative pedagogical strategies, and use lessons learned in and out of their classes to make learning an active process that yields results. The contributions in the 2018 Pedagogicon Proceedings offer perspectives and strategies focused on student-centered teaching. Readers will find a breadth and depth of approaches contained in this collection. We look forward to continuing the conversation with colleagues from around the country, as well as globally, as we advance excellence in student-centered teaching and learning. 

Introduction to the 2018 Proceedings – Student-Centered Teaching and Learning.............................. v

     Randi Polk, Shirley O’Brien, Jennifer Fairchild, & Russell Carpenter,

     Eastern Kentucky University

Metacognition

Using Metacognitive Microactivities to Engage Students...................................................................... 1

     Wren Mills, Western Kentucky University

Critical Reading Skills of Graduate Occupational Therapy Students: A Scholarship

     of Teaching and Learning Project...................................................................................................... 5

     Leslie J. Hardman & MaryEllen Thompson, Eastern Kentucky University

Creative Writing as Queer Process Pedagogy in the Straight-Aligned

     Post-Secondary Composition Classroom........................................................................................... 9

     James McClure, Eastern Kentucky University

Metacognition: Using Critical Reading Strategies to Promote Critical Thinking

     and Clinical Reasoning.................................................................................................................... 13

     Shirley Peganoff O’Brien & Camille Skubik-Peplaski, Eastern Kentucky University

Student Perception of Mindfulness Strategies’ Impact on Student Learning...................................... 19

     Jennifer Hight, Eastern Kentucky University

New Technologies and Emerging Trends

Active Learning: Blending the Classroom in 3 Dimensions................................................................. 25

     Thad Crews, Western Kentucky University

Podcasts for (Inter)active Teaching and Learning................................................................................ 31

     Jason P. Johnston, Diane N. Loeffler, & Blake L. Jones, University of Kentucky

Designing an Online Course that Promotes Deeper Learning.............................................................. 37

     Firm Faith Watson, Murray State University

Jigsaw Virtual Field Trips: Blending Teaching Strategies to Leverage Online Resources................... 49

     April R. Hatcher & Sara B. Police, University of Kentucky

New Technologies and How to Use Them: 3D and Makerspaces Demystified................................... 53

     Lesia Lennex & Justin Elswick, Morehead State University

Student Engagement

Adjusting Teaching Practices to Benefit Generation Z Learners......................................................... 59

     Gaby Bedetti, Eastern Kentucky University

Reinventing Student Engagement: The Role of In-class Simulation.................................................... 71

     Keri New, Catherine Edwards, Shannon Shumaker, & Brooke Bentley,

     Eastern Kentucky University

Team-Based Learning: An Opportunity to Model Student-Centered Learning................................... 77

     in a Teacher Preparation Course

     Michelle A. Gremp, Eastern Kentucky University

Best Practices for Engaging Introverts................................................................................................. 83
Susan Weaver, Glenda Warren, & Chris Lockhart, University of the Cumberlands

Going Back in Time: Designing Student Learning through Oral History Interviews.......................... 87
Melony A. Shemberger, Murray State University

Teachers as Students, Students as Teachers

First Steps in Qualitative Research....................................................................................................... 91

     Aimee M. Cloutier & Ella L. Ingram, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Incorporating Soft Skills for Student Success...................................................................................... 97

     Lynda N. Donathan & Anthony T. Dotson, Morehead State University

Engaging Agents: Students as Class Facilitators for Academic Articles........................................... 101

     Tanya Robertson, University of Louisville

Resistive Pedagogy: Student-Facilitated Learning and Literacy through Zines................................ 105
Jessica Vaught, Eastern Kentucky University

Using Assessment Data to Create Targeted Instructor Training........................................................ 111

     John Strada, Krista M. Kimmel, & Jennifer L. Fairchild, Eastern Kentucky University

Russell Carpenter, Shirley O'Brien, Jennifer Fairchild, & Randi Polk served as editors of this publication.

 2019 [ISBN: 1-58107-333-X; 126 pages, 8.5 x 11 inches, soft cover]