Teaching Naked Techniques

JOSÉ ANTONIO BOWEN is president of Goucher College. He has taught or been an administrator at Stanford University, the University of Southampton (England), Georgetown University, Southern Methodist University, and Miami University. Bowen is a pioneer in active learning and the use of technology in education, including podcasts and online games. His book Teaching Naked: How Moving Technology Out of Your College Classroom Will Improve Student Learning (Jossey-Bass, 2013) is winner of the 2014 Frederic W. Ness Book Award. Bowen has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, USA Today, US News and World Report, and on NPR. He received a Stanford Centennial Award for Undergraduate Teaching in 1990. Bowen is also an international jazz performer and an award-winning composer. C. EDWARD WATSON is director of the Center for Teaching and Learning and Fellow in the Institute for Higher Education at the University of Georgia (UGA). He is the founding Executive Editor of the International Journal of ePortfolio, the Executive Editor of the International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, and has published on teaching and learning in a number of journals. He is on the boards of two professional organizations in higher education (AAEEBL & ISETL) and was recently quoted in The New York Times, CNN, NPR, Campus Technology, EdSurge, and University Business Magazine regarding current teaching and learning issues and trends in higher education.

• Acknowledgments viiAbout the Authors ixContributors xiIntroduction: Designing for the Brain in the Body xvLearning Behaviors: The Brain in the Body xviFocus and Motivation xixLearning and Technology xxiPedagogy as Design xxiiiReferences xxxi1. Transparency and Clearer Targets 1Learning Outcomes 2Rubrics 4Checklists 7Advance Organizers 8Common Language 8Step‐by‐Step Guide 9Examples 12Key Concepts 14Further Resources 15References 162. Finding Online Content for First Exposure 19Step‐by‐Step Guide 22Examples 27Key Concepts 28Further Resources 29References 323. Creating Your Own Digital Content 35Step‐by‐Step Guide 37Examples 41Key Concepts 43Further Resources 43References 454. Instructions and Entry Point 47Providing Better Instructions 50Step‐by‐Step Guide 51Examples 55Key Concepts 57Further Resources 58References 595. Online Exams to Improve Student Preparation for Class 61Grades, Thinking, and Learning 62Just‐in‐Time Teaching 64Why Multiple Choice? 64Feedback 66Step‐by‐Step Guide 66Examples 70Key Concepts 72Further Resources 73References 746. Preclass Assignments 75Step‐by‐Step Guide 77Examples 84Key Concepts 86Further Resources 87References 897. Massively Better Classrooms and the Classroom Surprise 91Step‐by‐Step Guide 93Examples 104Key Concepts 106Further Resources 107References 1098. Critical Thinking, Metacognition, and Cognitive Wrappers 111Step‐by‐Step Guide 115Examples 121Key Concepts 123Further Resources 123References 1259. Grading and Feedback 127Step‐by‐Step Guide 132Examples 135Key Concepts 137Further Resources 137References 13910. E‐Communication 141Multitasking and Student Devices in the Classroom 143Step‐by‐Step Guide 145Examples 152Key Concepts 154Further Resources 155References 15611. Integrated Courses and Sequence 159Course‐Level Design Process 161Isolation and Integration 162Teaching Naked Design Process: Microcycle 165Step‐by‐Step Guide 167Examples 171Key Concepts 174Further Resources 174References 17512. Integrative Learning and Integrated Experiences 177Common Rubrics 180The Structure of Majors 182Introductory Courses 183E‐Portfolios and Student Retention Software 184Classrooms and Learning Spaces 185General Education and Change 186Step‐by‐Step Guide 193Examples 195Key Concepts 197Further Resources 198References 19913. Being a Superhero: Pedagogy as Human Relationships 203Being Human 204Avoiding Failure 207Accepting Failure 210Embracing Failure and Modeling Change 211Step‐by‐Step Guide 213Examples 214Key Concepts 215Further Resources 216References 217Index 219