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A GENERIC MODEL FOR A PEDAGOGICALLY

SUCCESSFUL DIDACTIC DELIVERY

Vojislav Ilic

University of Western Sydney

Australia

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Scope• AIM• BACKGROUND• CHALLENGES• SOLUTION• APPLICATION• FEEDBACK• CONCLUSIONS• FUTURE FINE TUNING

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FUTURE FINE TUNING

• RESEARCH TOPIC PRESENTATION

• INCREASE CLASS INTERACTION

• ELIMINATE BARRIERS TO LEARNING

• FOCUS ON LEARNING

• DE-EMPHASISE EXAMINATIONS IN FAVOUR OF TESTS

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CONCLUSIONS

• MOTIVATING STUDENTS IS THE KEY TO IMNPROVED CLASS PERFORMANCE

• ENCOURAGING LEARNING IS THE BEST FORM OF TEACHING

• DEMONSTRATING RELEVANCE IS PARAMOUNT

• INCREASE AWARENESS (R & D)

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AIM

• DRAW ATTENTION TO A SUCCESSFUL TEACHING TECHNIQUE

• PROVIDE A SHORT “RECIPE”

• BACK UP THE CLAIM WITH “ULTIMATE” EVIDENCE

• RECOMMEND ITS APPLICATION TO COLLEAGUES

• RECEIVE FEEDBACK

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BACKGROUND

• UNIVERSITIES PLAGUED WITH FAILURE RATES AND RETENTION PROBLEMS

• “THERE IS A CAUSE FOR EVERYTHING”

• MOTIVATION STRONGEST DRIVING FORCE

• IT NEEDS REINFORCING & SUSTAINING

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Challenges

• IDENTIFYING THE PROBLEM• CONFRONTING THE PROBLEM• PROVIDING A SOLUTION• FEEDBACK ON DELIVERY• DECISION MAKING• NEED TO REFINE ?• KEEPING UP TO DATE ?• EDUCATION + RESEARCH

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SOLUTION

• NURTURE, REINFORCE AND MAINTAIN MOTIVATION

• DISCOVER BEST WAYS TO DO THIS

• RELEVANCE - THE GUIDING PRINCIPLE

• DELIVER BASICS, ENGAGE PRACTITIONERS, VISITS TO INDUSTRY, ECOURAGE VISION

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APPLICATION

• ENTHUSIASTIC, CONVINCING & INFORMED DELIVERY

• DEMONSTRATE RELEVANCE

• ENGAGE PRACTICING PROFESSIONALS

• PROVIDE INDUSTRIAL VISITS

• LINK RESEARCH TO EDUCATION

• RESPECT

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FEEDBACK

• QUESTIONAIRE AT THE END OF SEMESTER

• DATA ANALYSIS

• CLASS PERFORMANCE PROFILE

• HERESAY

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