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Education Innovation and Consultation

Sculpting the sculptor. Education Innovation and Consultation. Dolf Steyn University of Pretoria Pretoria, South Africa. Theme 5:. Faculty Development . Standard 9 Enhancement of Faculty CDIO Skills

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Education Innovation and Consultation

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  1. Sculpting the sculptor Education Innovation and Consultation Dolf Steyn University of Pretoria Pretoria, South Africa

  2. Theme 5: Faculty Development. Standard 9Enhancement of Faculty CDIO Skills Actions that enhance faculty competence in personal, interpersonal, and product and system building skills Standard 10Enhancement of Faculty Teaching Skills Actions that enhance faculty competence in providing integrated learning experiences, in using active experiential learning methods, and in assessing student learning

  3. "Active inquiry, not passive absorption, is what engages students. It should pervade the curriculum" Johnson, Spalding, Paden & Ziffen, 1989

  4. This paper aims to: • highlight contributing factors; • identify methods by which needs and attitudes can be understood; and • elude to some concepts to be aware of when approaching CDIO adoption.

  5. The usual recent quote "Mmneso, ti ka' t' metat'testai ka' 'pestai t' diorto'nti'mo'o' 'le'ter'n 'stin."  (To change your mind and to follow him who sets you right is to be nonetheless the free agent that you were before) Marcus Aurelius

  6. Stage Feelings Thoughts Behaviour Loss Fear Cautious Paralysed Doubt Resentment Sceptical Resistant Discomfort Anxiety Confused Unproductive Discovery Anticipation Creative Energised Understanding Confidence Pragmatic Productive Integration Satisfaction Focused Generous Danger Zone

  7. Inverse relation Voluntary Participation Change Exposure

  8. CDIO Reception • Nice not new • Some old some new • Nice theory, not practical • No opposition! • Representative sample?

  9. Current hurdles • Not in isolation • Prima dona attitudes • Affordability of "field experts" • Expertise vs utilisation • Multi-lecturer modules/synchronisation • Relative importance of teaching • Overloaded curriculum? • Fair access to student time • Student culture/ perceptions wrt work/play • 50% attitude

  10. Support • CDIO COPs • Sharing inertia • Accumulation of practitioners • Listserv(s) • CDIO endorsed recommendations

  11. Support (2) • Computer access for mathematical modelling • Shared experiences/examples • 'Matchmaking' for subject specific contact/exchange

  12. Help them!

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