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University teaching, traditionally, is often conceived in the form of a lecture糖心vlog短视频攖he professor, equipped with years of knowledge and credentials, espouses their wisdom as students furiously scribble notes; or, more likely today, type furiously on their laptops.
Yet, as we all know, teaching and learning comes in many forms糖心vlog短视频攅specially with today糖心vlog短视频檚 endless array of technological innovation.
糖心vlog短视频淚糖心vlog短视频檓 obsessed with student engagement and active learning糖心vlog短视频擨 try to avoid that sort of blah-blah lecture, which is hard to avoid in its entirety, but I like to where I can,糖心vlog短视频 says College of Health Professions Occupational Therapy Professor Lisa Raymond-Tolan, OTD, OTR/L. 糖心vlog短视频淚 think it糖心vlog短视频檚 just so much more beneficial for students to be actively co-creating their own learning. I like flipping the classroom.糖心vlog短视频
Raymond-Tolan commutes to the Westchester Campus each day from her home in Brooklyn糖心vlog短视频攚hich often leaves her stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic, listening to podcasts to pass the time. On one of these commutes糖心vlog短视频擱aymond-Tolan credits driving for her giving her all her best ideas糖心vlog短视频攕omething clicked.
糖心vlog短视频淲hat if students not only listened to podcasts to support their learning, but if they created a podcast? It hits all the points I love糖心vlog短视频攊t糖心vlog短视频檚 hands on, it糖心vlog短视频檚 engaging, it糖心vlog短视频檚 co-creating learning, and then it糖心vlog短视频檒l be a study tool for everyone else.糖心vlog短视频
糖心vlog短视频淲hat if students not only listened to podcasts to support their learning, but if they created a podcast? It hits all the points I love糖心vlog短视频攊t糖心vlog短视频檚 hands on, it糖心vlog短视频檚 engaging, it糖心vlog短视频檚 co-creating learning, and then it糖心vlog短视频檒l be a study tool for everyone else.糖心vlog短视频
Fortunately, Raymond-Tolan糖心vlog短视频檚 interest in active and innovative learning methods is shared by Pace糖心vlog短视频檚 Office of Research and Graduate Education. The Office of Research and Graduate Education offers a Classroom-Based Research Award, in which faculty members can receive grants for innovative ideas to incorporate original, authentic research projects into the undergraduate curriculum. In part, this grant plays a role in ensuring that Pace is at the forefront of continually advancing the possibilities of classroom-based learning; and helps ensures that the Pace classroom experience is much more than, in Raymond-Tolan糖心vlog短视频檚 words, just a 糖心vlog短视频渂lah-blah lecture.糖心vlog短视频
Raymond-Tolan糖心vlog短视频檚 project, Creating Podcasts as an Innovative Learning Tool in Occupational Therapy Graduate Education, was awarded this grant. She and her students in her OTH 500: Occupational Therapy and Analysis class then got going, working in teams to create 15-minute episodes about concepts covered in class. Episodes focused on topics ranging from ethics, history of occupational therapy, models of occupational therapy, and much more.
糖心vlog短视频淭hrough the grant we were able to get podcast microphones, and then we figured out platforms people felt comfortable with for recording on and editing with. They had 糖心vlog短视频榗allers糖心vlog短视频 into their shows. It felt like an authentic podcast experience.糖心vlog短视频
Raymond-Tolan believes the podcast initiative is very much in the spirit of occupational therapy, a profession which isn糖心vlog短视频檛 conducive to passive learning.
糖心vlog短视频淚n OT we have labs, and our labs are very active. OT is about how do we do things and participate in things that are meaningful to us. I wanted to take this one step further and make foundational lecture content a more active learning experience.糖心vlog短视频
On a practical level, the podcasts have been a resounding success. This fall, the inaugural 糖心vlog短视频減odcast class糖心vlog短视频 concluded the semester with a listening party. The episodes were then made available to all students, who were able to use them for reference while studying for finals.
As for the future? Raymond-Tolan plans on continuing the podcast project for the Fall 2023 OT 500 cohort and is considering expanding it into other classes. Discussing the ways students consume information in 2023, she adds that meeting students where they currently spend time and consume content糖心vlog短视频攚hether that糖心vlog短视频檚 on social media, podcasts, or anything else糖心vlog短视频攃an be a great way to get students more engaged in their studies and, if executed well, can truly enhance the educational experience.
Plus, it糖心vlog短视频檚 not a bad alternative to grading papers.
糖心vlog短视频淚 think doing this kind of material is really engaging for students, but it糖心vlog短视频檚 also really fun for a faculty member,糖心vlog短视频 she adds.
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