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The Old Ways:. Energizing Your Students with Participatory Learning. Fifth Annual Jumpstart Program Teaching, Learning, and Technology Center (TLTC) Texas Tech University August 19th and 20th, 2009. Dr Christopher Smith, Associate Professor & Chair of Musicology;
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The Old Ways: Energizing Your Students with Participatory Learning Fifth Annual Jumpstart Program Teaching, Learning, and Technology Center (TLTC) Texas Tech University August 19th and 20th, 2009 Dr Christopher Smith, Associate Professor & Chair of Musicology; Director: Vernacular Music Center & TTU Celtic Ensemble Texas Tech School of Music - christopher.smith@ttu.edu http://ttuvmc.org
Example West Africa
One key insight Literac[ies]: to be pre-, post-, and/or differently-literate
One key insight Knowledge[s]:The world & the classroom
Example West Africa
Goals Life-long engagement
Intuition The efficacy of vernacular pedagogies
Intuition The precision of these pedagogies
Intuition The continued relevance of these pedagogies
Premise Topics are less problematic than are mindsets
Example North India
Premise Teach to students’ expert learning modes, ancient & post-modern
Premise Teach to students’ expert learning modes, ancient & post-modern
Premise Trust the visceral and intuitive
Premise Trust archetypal teaching modes
Premise Recognize student strengths
Premise Recognize student handicaps
Premise Exploit “new” literacies
Premise Exploit ancient literacies: “Once upon a time…”
Patterns & their power Exploit memory, orality, recall
Patterns & their power “Read one, see one, do one.”
Patterns & their power “Let me tell you a story…”
Patterns & their power Context & content & their interplay
Patterns & their power Extending these usages
Problem-solving Why is “it” the way “it” is?
Demonstration/imitation/critique Ancient, archetypal, post-modern
Questions for YOU How do YOU employ demonstration/imitation/critique…already?
Questions for YOU What are your OWN discipline’s “archetypal narratives”?
Questions for YOU How could your usage become MORE intentional, conscious, and effective?
Questions for YOU How to link your teaching, your discipline, and your students’ experiences?