Lecturing and Presenting in Engineering
ENG-629
Task 2.1: How to Teach Disciplinary Thinking
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The purpose of this step is to explore how to support students in developing disciplinary-specific thinking skills, rather than focusing on conveying disciplinary knowledge.
- Read “Chapter 2: How students develop disciplinary expertise”, from "Facilitating Experiential Learning in Higher Education" (Tormey & Isaac, 2022). As you are reading it, think of what defines an expert in your field. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003107606
- Read Using Visual and Mathematical Representations (L. Kober, Reaching Students, pp.77-88).
- Bloom’s Taxonomy is a hierarchical system for classifying cognitive thinking. It can be applied to learning objectives and assessment questions, among others. (Cullinane, 2009).
- Read “Managing relationships with a class” from "Facilitating Experiential Learning in Higher Education" (Tormey & Isaac, 2022). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003107606