Developing metacognition skills in our students

with Todd Zakrajsek

| May 7, 2015 | Twitter Facebook Google+Email

Podcast (tihe_podcast):

Todd Zakrajsek speaks about developing metacognition skills in our students.

Podcast notes

Todd Zakrajsek, Ph.D.

Todd speaks at TEDxUNC

Metacognition

Todd's two unusually low grades in college
Our brain as a smart phone
Working out our brains
Multitasking
Music, sleep, and exercise

Defining terms

Tools

Help students draw less cognitive energy on exams by giving them a preview of what it will be like to take a test in your class

Anytime you're surprised, stop and think about why you were surprised and what just happened.

Next steps

Attend one of the Lilly Conferences
Read one of Todd's books
- The New Science of Learning: How to Learn in Harmony with Your Brain
- Learner-centered Teaching: Putting the Research on Learning into Practice
- Todd agrees to come back to Teaching in Higher Ed later this year to share about his new book: Teaching for Learning: 101 Intentionally Designed Education Activities to Put Students on the Path to Success

Recommendations

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Todd recommends:

Closing credits

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Todd Zakrajsek

Dr. Todd Zakrajsek, Ph.D., is the former Executive Director of the Academy of Educators in the School of Medicine and an Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at UNC-Chapel Hill. Dr. Zakrajsek is the immediate past Executive Director of the Center for Faculty Excellence at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and prior to his work at UNC, he was the Inaugural Director of the Faculty Center for Innovative Teaching at Central Michigan University and the founding Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at Southern Oregon University, where he also taught in the psychology department as a tenured associate professor. Dr. Zakrajsek also sits on two educational related boards and several editorial boards for journals in the area of teaching and learning, is an international speaker requested regularly for keynote presentations and campus workshops, and has published widely on the topic of effective teaching and student learning.

Bonni Stachowiak

Bonni Stachowiak is the producer and host of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast, which has been airing weekly since June of 2014. Bonni is the Director of Teaching Excellence and Digital Pedagogy at Vanguard University of Southern California. She’s also an Associate Professor of Business and Management and teaches a few times a year in an Educational Leadership doctoral program. She’s been teaching in-person, blended, and online courses throughout her entire career in higher education. Bonni and her husband, Dave, are parents to two curious kids, who regularly shape their perspectives on teaching and learning.

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#90: Take-aways from the Lilly Conference [PODCAST] - Teaching In Higher Ed says:

March 3, 2016 at 5:00 am

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Course Evaluations and Mid-Semester Feedback - Teaching in Higher Ed says:

October 5, 2016 at 3:50 pm

[…] of my class that I may not be able to see. Also, the method I described above helps my students grow their metacognition skills, since they’re also reflecting on what they want to start, stop, and keep […]

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