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WINTER 2012

 

Course Design Workshop

Facilitated by the Faculty Development Center

Friday, January 18th, 10:00 am - 12:30 pm,
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Are you rethinking a course you’ll be teaching this next year? Or are you planning a new course soon? Or are you interested in finding more efficient ways to think about student assignments? Then join this discussion on ways to think about course design to be more efficient and effective in accomplishing the goals for your courses. During the session participants will 1) set expectations for student learning, 2) plan assignments and class activities that help students achieve the goals for their learning, and 3) design assessments (exams, projects, papers) that measure students’ achievement of course goals. Participants should bring a course syllabus or ideas for new courses to the session.

Lunch will be provided. During lunch participants will hear from a panel of faculty about their experiences using these principles to design hybrid courses. Please register by January 11th so that we have an accurate count for lunch and materials.

Register here for the morning only session.

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Hybrid Course Design Workshop

Facilitated by the Faculty Development Center and Instructional Technology

Friday, January 18th, 10:00 am - 3:30 pm,
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 Are you rethinking a course you’ll be teaching this next year? Or are you planning a new course soon? Or are you interested in finding more efficient ways to think about student assignments? Then join this discussion on ways to think about course design to be more efficient and effective in accomplishing the goals for your courses. During the session participants will 1) set expectations for student learning, 2) plan assignments and class activities that help students achieve the goals for their learning, and 3) design assessments (exams, projects, papers) that measure students’ achievement of course goals. Participants should bring a course syllabus or ideas for new courses to the session.

Lunch will be provided, and participants will hear from a panel of experience hybrid faculty about their experiences with their courses.

The afternoon session allows participants to apply the principles of good course design from the morning session to planning a hybrid course (part online, part face-to-face). In this part of the workshop faculty will 1) map out their course activities as in-class and on-line activities through the semester, and 2) gain hands-on experience with some of the technology tools that are effective in on-line teaching.

This workshop will also help meet the requirements for a one-time course-redesign stipend through the Alternate Delivery Program (ADP), which is sponsored by both the Office of the Provost and the Office of Summer, Winter, and Special Programs (OSWSP).

To attend BOTH the morning and afternoon sessions, Register here.

 

 

NEW PART-TIME FACULTY WELCOME

A welcome program for new part-time faculty hired to teach in Spring 2013 is scheduled for Wednesday, January 23, 2013 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. The evening will begin at 5:30 p.m. with a light supper and an opportunity to get your campus ID cards.  This program will provide information on teaching and library resources on campus, using Blackboard in your course, accessing SA in PeopleSoft to obtain class lists and grant permissions, and much more.  New Part-time faculty will receive additional information in early December.

The Faculty Development Center supports faculty and instructors in their teaching role at the University by providing a comprehensive program of services and resources.

All consultation services provided faculty are confidential and are not used by administrators or committees in making personnel decisions.