AE3 Collins Scholar Program 2019-2020

Friday Lunch Sessions, 2405 Siebel Center

AE3 STAFF Laura Hahn Chris Migotsky Kristie Harris Web: http://ae3.engineering.illinois.edu/

GO

ALS

1. Plan, implement, and manage effective in-class and out-of-class instruction

2. Develop and use instructional materials

3. Apply research-based techniques of effective instruction

4. Plan and implement evaluations of learning and instruction

5. Become an active member of the engr community of practice to support teaching and research

6. Make effective use of departmental, college, and campus instructional resources

PHILOSOPHY The Collins Scholars Program for new engineering faculty and instructors exists to help you get your career off to an efficient and productive start. The program provides a culture of support for teaching, research and service in a relaxing and collegial environment.

Two good books about college teaching centered on the engineering classroom. Teaching and Learning STEM: A Practical Guide (2016) Richard Felder and Rebecca Brent

Teaching Engineering, 2nd ed. (2015) Philip Wankat & Frank Oreovicz

Fall 2019 (2405 Siebel Center)

Aug 23 Collins Scholar Kick-Off Event in 403B2 Engr Hall (Noon-4pm)

Aug 30 Bloom’s Taxonomy & Learning Objectives

Sept 6 Active Learning

Sept 13 Questioning Strategies

Sept 20 Assessing Students (faculty panel)

Sept 27 Informal Early Feedback (IEF) + Classroom Management

Oct 4 Academic Integrity & FAIR System (Emad Jassim)

Oct 11 Tech and Teaching + Engr IT (research and teaching support)

Oct 18 Equity-Minded Approaches in Action (Mariana Silva and Ross Wantland)

Oct 25 “Bring Your Questions” open discussion

Nov 1 Research Resources (Don Takehara and Jess Dalhaus) new room

Nov 8 Teaching with Tablets (Pascal Bellon & ?)

Nov 15 7 Principles for Good Practice in Education new room

Nov 22 Thanksgiving break!

Nov 29 Student Motivation

Dec 6 Teaching Practices inventory (TPI)

Dec 13 No class--Collect Collins Feedback (online)

Spring 2020 (room 2320 DCL, tentative topics)

Jan 17 Emotions and Learning (Shelly Schmidt)

Jan 24 Growth Mindset

Jan 31 Evaluation of Teaching (Rajat Chadha)

Feb 7 IEF reminder + Discussion Time (“How’s it going?”)

Feb 14 Grading Rubrics (Lucas Anderson)

Feb 22 Students Needing Extra Support (DRES and Counseling Center)

Feb 28 ABET and Learning Outcomes (Jenny Amos)

Mar 6 Movies & Teaching

Mar 13 Review Session Jeopardy game

Mar 20 Spring Break!

Mar 27 Student Engineering Ambassadors (panel)

Apr 3 Flipped Classroom (Tim Stelzer)

Apr 10 Teaching Philosophy Statement (Tim Bretl)

Apr 17 Collins Scholar Graduation + SIIP posters

April 24 P&T panel (Philippe, Rohit, Nancy)

May 1 Feedback and ideas for next year

WHAT DO PAST COLLINS

SCHOLARS SAY ABOUT THE

PROGRAM?

“The program has made me a better instructor. I'm more confident, more efficient, and connect with my students better as a direct result of practices and lessons learned in the Collins Scholar program.”

“The opportunity to start building a network with colleagues at the same career stage was invaluable, as well as receiving feedback and interacting with more experience teachers and educators.”

“Food! And welcoming atmosphere to discuss topics relevant to teaching.”

Weekly Lunch Seminars: Fridays, Noon-1:00pm

CONSIDER JOINING ASEE

http://www.asee.org/

QUICK RESOURCES Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning (CITL) http://citl.illinois.edu/ Engineering IT https://it.engineering.illinois.edu/

Have you reflected today? What’s next in your teaching, research, and service?