Effective Teaching Techniques by Dr. Nagi El Naga

1. Effective Teaching TechniquesbyDr. Nagi El Naga

2. Effective Teaching Techniques • What is the most effective teaching technique ?

3. Student Preferences (Learning)/Faculty Preferences (Teaching) • Students will always learn less than what we hope. • How much students learn depends upon: *Their abilities, *Background, and *Match between their learning style and the teaching style. • We can not change students’ abilities, background, or their learning style. • Thus, faculty only can work with teaching style.

4. 11 9 7 5 3 1 1 3 5 7 9 11 11 9 7 5 3 1 1 3 5 7 9 11 11 9 7 5 3 1 1 3 5 7 9 11 11 9 7 5 3 1 1 3 5 7 9 11 Learning StyleFelder and Silverman’s model • Input Visual Verbal • Processing Active Reflective • Understanding Sequential Global • Perception Sensory Intuitive

5. Teaching Style • Presentation Visual Verbal • Student Participation Active Passive • Perspective Sequential Global • Content Concrete Abstract

6. Learning Style/Teaching Style Learning StyleTeaching Style Input Visual Visual Presentation Verbal Verbal Processing active active Student Reflective Passive Participation

7. Potential Impact of Teaching& Learning Mismatches • Students do not comprehend material • Faculty are disappointed with poor student performance and unresponsiveness. • Society potentially loses future professionals.

8. Teaching Style • Lower Division Courses * Basic principals * Students with limited learning experience • Upper Division Courses * Advanced * Students with good learning experience

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