Faculty Advancement Series
The CTLE offers workshops and presentations that stress pedagogical perspectives.
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Video Archive of Past Events
Using Active Learning Strategies
to Enhance Student Learning
Dr. André Oberlé (CTLE)
Tradition has it that Confucius said:
Show me, and I may remember.
Let me do it, and I will understand.
Modern educational research has proven what we always knew instinctively: Active students are better learners. This workshop examines how instructors can nurture student learning by incorporating active learning techniques into their lectures and seminars. They will see that even small modifications to the way material is treated in class can make a huge difference in the quality of student learning. Presented 17 November 2009
Improving Teaching Effectiveness and Student Learning Through Low-Stakes and Informal Writing Activities
Dr. Michael Reder (Connecticut College)Active learning is self-reflexive, process-oriented, and personal, and should provide students the opportunity to assess their own learning. Such learning also creates the chance for teachers to become learners themselves: about the material, about students, and about teaching & learning. How can we create such self-reflexive learning experiences? One simple and adaptable method is by using low-stakes, informal writing. This interactive workshop will serve as a primer to the benefits of using informal writing as a tool to enhance student learning and to the many options for designing such assignments. Such informal (often non-graded or evaluated) writing assignments can improve student learning across all levels and abilities, in a variety of courses (seminar, large lecture, lab/studio), and in any discipline.
Presented 20 October 2009
Teaching with the Case Method and
Problem-Based Learning
Dr. Linda Nilson (Clemson University)
Both the case method and problem-based learning (PBL) are proven powerful methods for engaging students in the subject matter, getting them to analyze situations, and giving them practice in applying the course material to solve real-world problems. These methods are well suited to disciplines that have a context for application or use. These include business, law, medicine, nursing, public health, all engineering specialties, education, philosophy (e.g., ethics), economics (e.g., macro, legal aspects), political science (e.g., policy analysis, public administration, constitutional law) sociology (e.g., social problems, criminal justice, organizations), psychology (e.g., clinical, abnormal, organizational behavior), biology (e.g., resource management, ecology, DNA testing, genetics), physics, chemistry, and research methods in general (e.g., hypothesis formulation, research study design). These methods have even been used in music history and art history.
Presented 16 September 2009
Copyright
Abigail Byman (University General Counsel), Bonnie Strohl (Library), and Eugeniu Grigorescu (CTLE)Play video (Requires RealPlayer)
An open discussion about the issues related to copyright, with special emphasis on works protected, length of copyright terms, exceptions and limitations, reproduction of others’ work, and fair use.
Presented 30 April 2009
Multiple Choice Tests
Eugeniu Grigorescu (CTLE)VIDEO COMING SOON (Requires RealPlayer)
Drafting and interpreting items that evaluate the knowledge and performance relevant to the learning targets assessed as the most versatile of all the objective types of items multiple-choice questions are employed often in educational assessment. Crafting good items with plausible distractors and homogenous alternatives requires skill and practice. An item analysis presents information which provides clues regarding difficulty, discrimination, and coverage of learning targets. This presentation provides theoretical approaches and practical examples of generating and interpreting multiple-choice questions.
Presented 31 March 2009
Policies and Programs for Dealing with Student Needs
Tom Smith (Counseling Center), Pat Popeck (Student Health Director), André Oberlé (CTLE Director), Larry Morton (Student Affairs), and Rosette Adera (Office of Equity and Diversity)Play video (Requires RealPlayer)
Presented 26 March 2009