Creating Environments that Retain, Engage and Transform Learners LEARNING COMMUNITIES.
Creating a community of learners to increase student success
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CREATING A COMMUNITY OF LEARNERS TO INCREASE STUDENT SUCCESS
George Woodbury – College of the SequoiasEmail Address: [email protected] Site: georgewoodbury.com
SURVEY
SURVEY – PART 2
CREATING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY
MATHEMATICIANS
MATHEMATICIANS
MATHEMATICIANS
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DAY 1 SURVEYI use a survey similar to this in all
of my classes on the first day of class.
Survey
COLLECTING THE SURVEYS
USING THE FOLDERS
WHY IS COMMUNITY IMPORTANT?WHAT CAN BE GAINED?
BUILDING CONNECTIONS
COMMUNITY MATHEMATICS
It’s important that the class understands that learning mathematics is the priority.
HOMEWORK/READING QUIZZES
DURING LECTURE
WORKING TOGETHER OUTSIDE OF CLASS
GROUP ASSIGNMENTS – MATHEMATICIANS IN HISTORY
GROUP ASSIGNMENTS – MATHEMATICIANS IN HISTORY
MATHEMATICIANS IN HISTORY Example
GROUP ASSIGNMENTS – NEWSLETTER ASSIGNMENT
NEWSLETTER ASSIGNMENT Example
SOLUTIONS MANUAL Example
IN CLASS GROUP ACTIVITIES
WEB 2.0 TOOLS TO BUILD A COMMUNITY OF LEARNERS
WHAT ABOUT DISTANCE LEARNING?
STRATEGIES FOR DISTANCE LEARNING CLASSES
USING WEB 2.0 TOOLS FOR DISTANCE LEARNING CLASSES
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SUGGESTED READING
Successful Beginnings for College TeachingAngela Proverita McGlynn(Atwood Publishing)
Building Learning Communities in Cyberspace: Effective Strategies for the Online ClassroomPaloff & Pratt (Jossey Bass – Wiley)
CONTACT INFORMATION
Email: [email protected]
Web Site: georgewoodbury.com
Twitter: @georgewoodbury
Blog: georgewoodbury.wordpress.com