Discussions on Teaching & Learning Series
The Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning invites you to attend the following workshops and brown-bag discussion on topics related to teaching and learning.
If you are interested in being a workshop or discussion presenter at a future date, please look here.
Spring 2008 schedule
Closing the Loop: How to Solicit and Integrate Student Feedback brown-bag discussion
Session date, time, and location: February 19, 2008, 12-12:50 PM, IRC 104 (a brown-bag discussion)
Presenter: Susan K. Jones, College of Business
Session description: One of the hallmarks of successful learner-centered teaching is the prudent sharing of power and responsibility with students. When students are invited to participate in setting course norms and implementing mid-course corrections, they feel valued by their instructor…and they tend to step up the maturity level with which they approach their coursework. This session will include:
- Icebreaker
- Short introductory lecture on the presenter's methods of soliciting and integrating student feedback and the results achieved
- Interactive discussion among participants about their methods of soliciting and integrating student feedback, and any concerns they may have about the process.
Susan's PowerPoint presentation
She Learns, He Learns: What We Know about the Brain and How it Impacts E-Learning
Session date, time, and location: March 24, 2008, 12-12:50 PM, IRC 104 (a brown-bag discussion)
Presenter: Rick Van Sant, School of Education and the man whose hobbies are: living life out-loud, looking 'round the next corner, singing in the rain, and traveling to far-distant lands.
Session description: Brain-friendly learning has been a hot topic of investigation and implementation in the field of K-12 education for some time now, and new research findings have tremendous applicability to higher education. Despite this, there is scant evidence that fields outside of education -- and even many areas within education -- are utilizing this research when designing their corporate, institutional, and/or E-learning courses or training sessions. In this session, we will explore recent research in gender- specific, brain-friendly learning and what lessons we, as E-learning designers and teachers, might learn from that research. You will leave the session with some new knowledge and ideas that will help you to design courses or course content and teach in an online environment.
Fall 2008 schedule
Designing for Learning
Session date, time, and location: Fall 2008 (date TBA) - a workshop
Presenter: Roberta Teahen, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
Session description: A common business maxim is that "when you fail to plan, you plan to fail." The same applies in the educational arena where successful learning is directly correlated with course design. This workshop will introduce participants to the steps in one learning design model. After being introduced to the components of the model and why design makes a difference, the workshop will emphasize the steps of writing measurable, high-level learning outcomes and linking these to appropriate assessment strategies.
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