We will focus on designing curricular assignments, classroom activities, and assessments that improve the quality of student learning and the effectiveness of teaching. You will leave with a wealth of new curricular ideas and a deep appreciation for the teaching and learning that is occurring across the college.
Date: March 23 and 24, 2010
Time: 8:30am - 4:00pm
Location: Gaiser Hall Room 205
Facilitated by Gail Liberman, Associate Director of Faculty Development and
Emily Lardner and Gillies Malnarich, co-directors of the Washington Center for Improving Undergraduate Education (www.evergreen.edu/washcenter).
Emily and Gillies lead the Center’s mission to help identify, shape and disseminate practices that lead to significant student learning across the curriculum, in particular for students who have historically not been well-served by higher education. Lardner has taught academic writing and composition for many years, and Malnarich has taught developmental education and sociology. Both currently teach in Evergreen’s Evening and Weekend Studies Program.
Below are 3 articles to read and think about in preparation for the workshop. A question directing your reading accompanies each article.
Which of the four Adult Learner Principles from the article is most evident in your teaching style: Learner is self-directed, learner as resource, learner as developmental, and learning as application to real world.
What is the single most important motivation factor you consistently use in your teaching?
We will be utilizing this reading on the second day. Read introcution on pages 5-7 and pages 12-17. We will be focusing on the Key Cognitive Strategies (pg. 13 &14) and Overarching Academic Skills (pg. 14).
Which of the Key Cognitive Strategies and Overarching Academic Skills are most important in your classes?
Additional resources and materials will be provided at the workshop.
