Vol. 1 教育名、担当科目、Vol. 2研究領域など

Active Learning andActive Teachingactivity that will allow them to apply what

Q: How do you increase the quality

learning by listening. Active teaching isof students’ learning in yourthe lecturer having the ability to gauge

classes?

students’ understanding by encouraging

Subjects: Introduction to Management,

A: I improve the quality of students’students’ participation in class andGlobal Management Capstone, Marketing

learning in my classes through both active

adjusting the class content according toStrategy, Introduction to Marketing,learning and active teaching.

their learning abilities. I plan myE-commerce, Management of Human

Active learning and active teaching

95-minute lectures based on Figure 1 andResources and Organizational Behavior

involve 2-way input and 2-way

set learning objectives for each class.

communication by both the student and theInstead of just the lecturer preparing forlecturer. To be more specific, activeclass, I assign pre-class assignments andlearning involves students doing an

expect students to complete theseassignments prior to class to acquire aassignments will help them understand thebrief understanding of the core theory. Forcontext better. After each class there willexample, I use edpuzzle.com in myalso be a post assignment, a mini quiz on

Introduction to Marketing class, in which

Manaba, to enhance students’

2. Encouraging students to speak up during thestudents are required to watch an assigned

understanding and help them revise.

video and complete mini quizzes before*Examples of Active Learning Activities:

3. Improving class from 4 perspectives:the class.

• In-class Discussion: For Introduction toDuring the class, I will have an Active

Management class, the students discuss

Learning Activity* for students to sharewith their team and complete a worksheet

their thoughts regarding the lecture or the• Mini activities: Marshmallow challenge

pre-class assignments. This way, students(Management of Human Resources andwill be encouraged to think during theOrganizational Behavior) Link: “Build alecture and these active learningt o w e r ,Pajaree ACKARADEJRUANGSRI, Associate Professor
Consumer Behavior, Marketing Strategies, Strategic Business Management, Interdisciplinary

3 Tips:1. Active Learning and Active Teachingclass

self-reﬂection, student feedback, exchanging
ideas with other professors, making lessons
relevant and current

they have learned rather than simply

b u i l dat e a m ”

the quality of students’learning

https://www.ted.com/talks/tom_wujec_bui

underlying concepts I learned from the

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Marshmallow Challenge remain vivid inStudents are divided into teams andmy mind. It was a fun, creative, andcompete to build the tallest tower that can

unforgettable group activity that outlined

Q: This year, classes have beenaccommodate students who couldn’ t

support a marshmallow. The availablekey concepts while being engaging.

held online from the Springcatch up due to poor connection, whereas I

tools are spaghetti, tape, and string. The• In-class questions/Live poll (OnlineSemester. What sorts of changes

previously left large portions of mylearning objectives of this activity are:lectures): Post the questions in thehave you made for your online

pre-posted slides blank to encourage

1.

Powerpoint slides, ask students to thinkclasses?

students to come to in-person classes. I

between groups and teams

about it for one minute and share answers

A: Since the transition to online learning, I

take into consideration the potential issues

2.

to the class.

have faced a few challenges, such as

based on students’ feedback and try tolosing the opportunity to see my students’accommodate students during thisexpressions, unstable internet connection,transition.

To determine the difference

To identify the five stages ofteam development

Interviewer’ s note:
I took this class 2 years ago and theChanges made to Online
Classes to improve/maintainchallenges, one of the changes I havemade is my pre-posted PowerPoint slides.
I have added more text into my slides toand lack of time in class. To tackle theseWays of encouraging
students to speak up during
the classencourage your students to speak
up in class?
A: I always tell my students that there isno right or wrong answer in our class as

Q: You mentioned that you always

long as you clarify the rational behindinclude an active learning activity

your answer. Rather than saying thein your class and encourage

student’ s answer is wrong, I would say,students to share their thoughts as“That was a good try, but how aboutwell as ask questions in your class.

this...” then I will guide the students toMy impression of your classes isthink from a different perspective.

that they are always very energetic

Students have taken a huge step byand lively. How do you

expressing themselves in front of theclass and the last thing I would want to door sitting at the back. To do this, I think

Q: Among the subjects you areis to demotivate them by saying what they

it’ s important to tell the students inteaching, which one do you spend

don’ t want to hear the most. I want to beadvance that a cold call might be applied

most of your time preparing?

an approachable educator so that theduring the class anytime and that students

A: The subject that I spend most of mystudents will feel more comfortable inare not called on because they are nottime preparing is E-commence. The main

expressing themselves.

paying attention. I don’ t want thereason for this preparation is because Istudents to consider being called on as ahave to update the subject each semester to

Q: What if nobody answers or

punishment, but simply a way ofensure that what the students are learning

speak in class? What would youencouraging participation. Additionally, I

is relevant and current. As I mentioned

do?

would change the way I phrase theearlier, I usually plan an active learning

A: I would “cold call,” which is passing

question or give hints (such as byactivity for each class. The market trend

my microphone to the person besides me

revealing 20% of the answer.).

keeps evolving, including E-commence,

Ultimately, students are
our target, and thus I think
it is important to listen to
their voices.

and especially during the pandemic. For
example, I included a case study of Airbnb
and Economic Sharing, Overcoming thePandemic and Challenges Ahead, in myE-commerce class this semester.

Improving my class from 4perspectives
Q: When improving the contents ofyour classes, what kinds of steps do

Class Schedule

you take towards improvement?
I improve my classes from 4 perspectives:
Self-reflection, Student feedback,(Marshmallow Challenge)

Interviewer Impressions

exchanging ideas with colleagues whominutes) to discuss any unclear class

情に棹させば流される。智に働けば角が立つ。どこへ越しても住みにくいと悟った時、

teach the same subject in Japanese andcontent or question with the students. As

詩が生れて、画が出来る。とかくに人の世は住みにくい。意地を通せば窮屈だ。

observing the current market.

for the final class evaluation survey, II have taken a few of Professor Pajaree’ s classes and most of the time theとかくに人の世は住みにくい。

Self-reflection

always pay attention to the detailed

classes were full of energy. There were always in-class activities and lots ofI do a quick self-reflection after each class,feedback to get to know more about what

interactions between the students and professor going on in class. Little did I

taking note of student’ s questions, andthe students liked and disliked about myrealize that Professor Pajaree puts a lot of time and effort into what she calls

another one each semester when updatingclasses. Ultimately, students are our target,“active teaching and active learning” to improve the quality of students’

my syllabi on Campus Terminal.

and thus I think it is important to listen tolearning. Having those active learning activities in class really does help makeStudent feedback

their voices.

the lesson stick in your mind, such as the Marshmallow challenge.

I receive student feedback through theExchanging ideas with colleagues whoattendance paper during in-person classes

teach the same subject in both English andas well as for online classes. In onlineJapaneseclasses, I always stay after the class (5-10I spend my time with other professors andexchange ideas or comments regarding

What is [Q]?

their teaching methods. Through thisAt APU there are many professors who put together wonderful classes, and if

exchange of ideas, I get to know what

we could get to know how these classes are planned, it would contribute toworks well and not so well as new ideas tothe improvement of other professors’ classes. For that purpose, we havebe implemented in my classes.

begun doing interviews in order to learn about class planning. These articles

Observing the current market

have been entitled [Q], comprising a variety of meanings such as: increasing

I always observe the current market whenthe [Q]uality of classes, answering [Q]uestions to increase quality, andpreparing the content of my classes toforming a [Q]ueue, or line, of class improvements. We would be very happy

make sure that what students are learning

if these articles could contribute to the [Q]uest of APU professors’ class quality

is up-to-date.

improvement.

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