Guiding Your Course to Success
(full day workshop)

Target audience: Full- and part-time faculty

• Three generations (active learning exercise)
• Diversity of students: opportunity or threat
• Shared values, ramifications for teaching and learning
• The new paradigm of "professor"

• Conducting an effective first class meeting
• Following up the first class meeting
• Tips for teaching large classes
• First examination/major assignment
• Mid-term strategy
• Final class meeting

Session Three: The Foundation for Effective Teaching and Learning
(75 - 90 minutes)

• Bloom's Taxonomy
• How Students Learn
• Instructor Directed vs. Student Directed Learning Methods
• Overview of Methods
• Criteria for Selecting Appropriate Method

Session Four: Analysis of Teaching and Learning Methods
(90 - 150 minutes)

• Lecture
• Video/computer presentations
• Guest speakers
• Classroom discussions
• Cooperative and collaborative learning
• Experiential learning, role play
• Student presentations
• Field work

Session Five: Evaluating Student and Instructor Performance
(30 - 45 minutes)

• Clarifying expectations through rubrics
• Providing effective feedback to students
• Comparing test formats
• Managing informal and formal evaluations of your teaching

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