ASI exCHANGE Lounge

[Admin]

ASI presents exCHANGE lounge
"Students talk about learning"
Wednesday, January 21, 2004
4 p.m. - 6 p.m.


The Student exCHANGE Lounge recognizes that education is the responsibility of both the teacher and the learner.

What is the exCHANGE lounge?
Every student is unique. You are unique. Very likely, you learn differently than the individual sitting next to you or than the student sitting in the back row near the exit door. What if you were allowed to learn how you learn best? It could happen. Change can happen.

Only you know how you learn best. So share with a group of your student peers what you think about teaching and learning.


What is the purpose?
Faculty care about how much you learn and how well prepared you are for your career. Your attitudes and ideas about effective teaching and learning assessment practices will be compared with those faculty and administrators. The findings will assist Cal Poly Pomona in continuing to improve learning
and teaching practices.

Agenda
3:30 - 4:00  Reception
4:00 - 4:10  Welcome & Overview
	Mr. Jason Dyogi, President, ASI
	Dr. Gil Brum, Faciliator, Faculty Learning Community

4:10 - 4:40 Discussion Session #1
4:40 - 4:45 Facilitators Rotate Tables
4:45 - 5:15 Discussion Session #2
5:15 - 5:20 Students Rotate Tables
5:20 - 5:40 Discussion Session #3
5:40 - 5:55 Raffle Prizes
5:55 - 6:00 Lounge Evaluation & Participation Gifts

Originally Posted by Read more at Cal Poly Online.com

Commuting all the way to Pomona to attend the ASI exCHANGE Lounge was worth my afternoon. Not only did I get a chance to share and listen to student's opinion and concerns, I was able to network with new Cal Poly colleagues.

[Admin]

ASI exCHANGE Lounge Results (Email)

Top 5 responses
WHAT IS GOOD TEACHING?

1. Places theory into reality; integrates concepts with real life and the outside world. (Never fails.)
2. Uses engaging lectures to keep students' attention and is interactive.
3. Isn't just lecturing, but includes creative learning activities (e.g. group projects, case studies, discovery by doing, games/demos, story-telling).
4. Occurs when the teacher is enthusiastic and excited; is passionate about teaching.
5. Involves a flexible teaching style that is adjusted to meet student needs and learning styles.

WHAT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS AN INSTRUCTOR CAN DO OR USE TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO LEARN?

1. Teach through tangible, real-life examples. Relate materials to the real world.
2. Give incentives to students who actively participate. (Yeah, give us them extra credits on the 9th and 10th week. )
3. Teach by visual examples. Use PowerPoint.
4. Give meaningful work and extra credit.
5. Make classes as interactive as possible.

WHAT DO YOU THINK CRITICAL THINKING IS?

1. Going in depth and relating it to certain experiences; comprehend, understand what you've heard or seen.
2. Altering your paradigm.
3. Being fair to both sides of an argument.
4. Looking at an idea from more than one perspective. Asking why.
5. Thinking outside the box.

HOW DO INSTRUCTORS GET YOU TO THINK CRITICALLY?

1. Design in-class group discussions, then combine the class later. (Works for me.)
2. Use real life examples.
3. Switch roles: Let students become teachers.
4. Challenge beliefs and assumptions.
5. Encourage questions, respond positively, allow for wrong answers.


WHAT KINDS OF FEEDBACK DO YOU GET FROM YOUR INSTRUCTORS THAT HELP YOU LEARN THE MOST?

1. Personalized instruction.
2. Provide honest feedback, even if negative.
3. Provide detailed feedback, both positive and negative.
4. Use open-ended, constructive, objective, conversational feedback.
5. Comment on papers as to why I am not getting an "A." (This one sounds like a good step on providing feedbacks.)


HOW DO YOU RESPOND TO USEFUL FEEDBACK? WHAT SPECIFICALLY DO YOU DO WITH THE FEEDBACK?

1. Keep me heading in the right direction.
2. Using feedback for improvement.
3. Understanding feedback to apply it.
4. Use feedback as motivation; confidence building.
5. Applying feedback to the next assignment.


WHAT CAN YOUR INSTRUCTORS DO TO HELP YOU APPLY WHAT YOU LEARN IN CLASS TO THE REAL WORK OR TO NEW SITUATIONS?

1. Give examples of real life situations. Personal examples from experience. (I enjoy listening instructors digress once in awhile. )
2. Job Shadowing/Internships.
3. Guest speakers from industry.
4. Project and presentations that apply to real situations.
5. Field trips.


HOW DOES GE HELP YOU IN YOUR MAJOR AND WITH YOUR FUTURE CAREER PLANS?
1. Gives a good base of knowledge.
2. Helps you to look at things in a new perspective; opens your mind; makes you think about new things.
3. Provides a basic understanding of different types of people you will be working with.
4. Gives you a greater understanding of the world around you.
5. Introduce you to different people and instructors.