TRANSFORMATIVE TEACHING & LEARNING
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TRANSFORMATIVE TEACHING & LEARNING
Transcript of TRANSFORMATIVE TEACHING & LEARNING
TRANSFORMATIVE TEACHING & LEARNING
Moving Beyond the Binary
• We’re teachers, they’re learners. • We teach; therefore, they learn…right?• Well…
• Transformative Teaching and Learning is more engaged. It is learning centered. It makes a difference in the learning and the lives of our students.
• But how…?
The Value Proposition
Reframing our role and our value… ..and moving from this (which is still great) to…• As faculty, if we are primarily concerned with
transmitting content, then our value will only decrease. The Internet contains a much broader selection of lectures, demonstrations, animations, and examples on more subjects, in more languages, and with a greater variety of approaches, methods, and pedagogies than any professor, department, or even entire university can provide. If, however, we are more concerned with faculty-student interaction; the design and sequence of learning experiences; the application, analysis, and synthesis of information; the motivation of students; and, especially, the increasing complexity of students’ mental models, then the value of what we do will increase.
• https://www.aacu.org/liberaleducation/2014/spring/bowen
Creating Significant Learning Experiences
Enhancing Learning Through Engagement
A call… …and a response
Even passive learning is active learning!
Low-Risk/High-Yield Active Learning Strategies
1. Interactive Lecture 2. Think-Pair-Share 3. One Minute Papers 4. Discussions –large & small 5. Muddiest/Clearest Points
6. Concept Tests 7. Debates and Simulations 8. Peer Review 9. Info Lit Races 10.Case Studies, CBL, PBL
Teaching and Learning should be HIP!
What are HIPs? High Impact Practices enhance the academic success, persistence, and retention of students from many backgrounds.Examples: • First year experiences• Common intellectual experiences (Gen Ed/ISEM)• Internships• Undergraduate research• Collaborative learning• Community-based and service learning.
Top Ten Tips for HIPs• At the core of HIP programs are HIP pedagogies and practices that make the learning experience
valuable. You can become a High Impact Professor. Just…1. Engage students in the learning experience and their awareness of it.2. Use a variety of active and collaborative learning techniques in your classes.3. Set and maintain high expectations of student performance.4. Clarify what students need to do to succeed in class, in college, and potentially beyond.5. Employ pedagogies appropriate for course objectives and students’ abilities (inclusion, UDL).6. Build on/tie into students’ knowledge, experience, interests, and abilities.7. Provide meaningful feedback.8. Weave diversity into the curriculum.9. Make time for students.10. Help them become accountable for their learning.
Strategies for a Successful Start• Make a connection!
• https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-professor-blog/the-first-day-of-class-a-once-a-semester-opportunity/
• http://www.williamcronon.net/writing/only_connect.html
• Come to CETL’s “Getting Started” open sessions!• Building your Course in Blackboard: Hands-on sessions to
hit the ground running on the first day of class: • August 16 & 18, 9-11am and 2-4pm.
• Syllabus Tune-Up Special: Design or redesign a learning-centered syllabus:
• August 16 & 18, 9-11am and 2-4pm.• Use our template & learn about enhancing learning,
inclusion, community, & engagement through your syllabus!
• Approach teaching with the same curiosity, creativity, and intentionality that drives your scholarship!
• Get to know• Your colleagues Your campus• Your community Your students And us!
About Us
• The University of Idaho’s Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning is committed to all aspects of faculty success at all career stages and across academic disciplines.
• The CETL offers expert consultation and programming in diverse teaching and learning strategies across all instructional modalities, class sizes, locations, and fields of study.
• We further provide specialized training, support, and leadership in Course and Curriculum (Re)Design, Peer Observation of Instruction, Learning Outcomes and Assessment, Mentoring, the Scholarship of Teaching, Learning, and Engagement, and Educational Development Research.
• In collaboration with the Doceo Center, we foster a culture of technology-enhanced instructional innovation.
• We strive for diversity, inclusion, responsiveness, and transparency in all aspects of our programming and invite you to help define and provide what you need to succeed!
• As a prompt, please consider this timely essay on the reflections on award winning faculty shared by Vice Provost Stevenson.
Brian [email protected] 223
Carie SaundersInstructional [email protected] 222
Doug HabibInstructional [email protected] 222
David SchlaterTechnical [email protected] 221
Kari DickinsonTechnical [email protected] 221
Cassidy HallDoceo Center & [email protected] & Instruction
Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Preliminary Workshop and Events Calendar
Date Topic Date Topic
September 11 & 14 High Impact Practices October 30 & Nov. 2 Teaching Large Classes
September 18 & 21 Zoom Essentials November 6 & 9 Rubrics: Digital/Design
September 25 & 28 Leading EffectiveDiscussions
November 13 & 16 Metacognition and Critical Reflection
October 2 & 5 Mid-Term Grading Prep: Blackboard Grade Center
November 27 & 30 Screencasting
October 16 & 19 Classroom Assessment Techniques
December 4 & 7 Preparing for Finals: Blackboard Grade Center
October 23 & 26 Zoom Accelerated December 11-19/Walk-ins Wrapping up/Ramping Up
Monday sessions meet from 2:00-3:00pm, Tuesday sessions meet from 11:00am-12:00pm. Location TBA
Special Programs, Dates TBA: Guest Speaker: The New Science of Learning
Campus Conversations: Diversity and Inclusion in our Learning EnvironmentsCampus Conversations: Difficult Discussions: Handling Hot Topics in the Classroom
