This page is still under construction, in fact it will never be complete. From time to time, I will post material that I have used to improve my own teaching ability and that I think others will find helpful. I’ll start by introducing the Kahoot! Audience Response System (ARS) because it is free, easy to use and harnesses the testing effect to improve learning. Next is an introduction to drawing for those who cannot draw, i.e. people like me. Having students draw takes advantage of the generation effect.
Using the Kahoot! ARS
- Sign up for Kahoot! here.
- Use this document to help you get started.
- Want to try taking a Kahoot! quiz before commiting to learning Kahoot!? Go to your mobile device’s app store and download the Kahoot app. Then open xracomix. com on your device, tap the 3 horizontal lines toward the upper right hand corner and scroll down to reach the link to the “Learning to be a Better Teacher” page. Tap on “Learning to be a Better Teacher”, after the page loads, tap here and enjoy. If you want to see what a Kahoot! with pictures looks like, tap here, but only from your mobile device after loading the Kahoot! app.
- Click here for the NBME guide to writing test questions.
- Click here for a video that lays out the case for using the testing effect to teach. (Thanks to Petra Lewis of Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center!)
- Click here for a video that explains how to write effective multiple choice questions. (Thanks again Petra!)
How to use drawings for teaching, especially if you cannot draw
- Click here for 1 page of easy and encouraging text.
- Click here for examples in PowerPoint that illustrate the text.
- Click here for a video that lays out the case for using comics/drawings to teach.