August
InterActive Lecturing
Facilitator(s): Stacy Kluge, Kalpana Ramgopal, Arthur Takahashi
Faculty will be introduced to a variety of research-based strategies to enhance lecture
effectiveness, which include providing students with opportunities to immediately
grasp, practice, or apply content via brief individual, partner, and group activities.
The strategies presented are appropriate for and can be adapted to any class size.
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Virtual: Friday, August 23, 11 AM – 12:30 PM
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HSc: Wednesday, August 28, Noon – 1:30 PM, EC 3001
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Summerville: Thursday, August 29, Noon – 1:30 PM, UH 246
September
Empowering Critical Thinkers: Strategies for the Classroom
Facilitator(s): The Provost Learning Community on the Teaching and Assessment of Critical Thinking - Catherine Jauregui, Brian Armstrong, Ashley Christman, Regina Messer, Rafael Pacheco,
Jeane Silva, Patricia Watford
This interactive workshop is designed to equip faculty with practical strategies for
fostering critical thinking skills in their classrooms. Developed from the collaborative
efforts of our faculty learning community, this workshop explores effective teaching
techniques to nurture critical thinking among students. Participants will delve into
innovative approaches and activities tailored to promote critical thinking across
disciplines, gaining valuable insights through presentations, discussions, and hands-on
activities. By the end of the workshop, attendees will have a toolkit of practical
strategies and resources to integrate critical thinking into their teaching practices,
whether for specific assignments or an entire course revamp.
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HSc – Location AB 1005 - Wednesday, September 11, Noon – 2 PM
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Summerville – Thursday, September 19, Noon – 2 PM, UH 357
- Virtual - Friday, September 27, 11 AM – 1 PM
October
Teaching with Generative AI
Facilitator(s): Arthur Takahashi, Andrew Everett, Doug Blackburn
Explore the transformative potential of generative AI in education with our hands-on
workshop designed for college faculty. This session will provide an overview of AI
tools and strategies, fostering discussions on innovative applications in the classroom.
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HSc: Wednesday, October 2, Noon – 1:30 PM, EC 2204
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Summerville: Thursday, October 3, Noon – 1:30 PM, UH 162
- Virtual - Friday, October 4, 11 AM – 12:30 PM
November
The Science of Learning with Visuals
Facilitator: Arthur Takahashi
More than three decades of research inform us on effective, practical multimedia learning
principles that we can apply to our course materials, such as slide presentations,
recorded video lectures and graphs. In this session, we will connect research and
application to land on what it takes to ensure your visuals are effective teaching
tools.
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HSc: Wednesday, November 6, Noon – 1:30 PM, EC 3001
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Summerville: Thursday, November 7, Noon – 1:30 PM, UH 248
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Virtual - Friday, November 8, 11 AM – 12:30 PM
January
Motivating Students Part 1: Support Student Autonomy
Facilitator(s): Stacy Kluge, Kalpana Ramgopal
We will examine strategies such as fostering intrinsic interest, offering choice,
implementing multimodal reflection and assignments, and creating authentic, participatory
learning experiences to give our students more autonomy and thereby boosting their
engagement.
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HSc: Wednesday, January 29, Noon – 1:30 PM, Location TBD
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Summerville: Thursday, January 30th, Noon – 1:30 PM, Location TBD
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Virtual - Friday, January 31st, 11 AM – 12:30 PM
February
Motivating Students Part 2: Belonging
Facilitator(s): Stacy Kluge, Kalpana Ramgopal
Research shows that when students feel like they belong — in the classroom, in college,
and in our community — and that their voice matters, they are more motivated to
learn and feel better about being in the classroom. In this workshop, we will explore
strategies for developing a sense of community and belonging.
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HSc: Wednesday, February 26th, Noon – 1:30 PM, Location TBD
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Summerville: Thursday, February 27th, Noon – 1:30 PM, Location TBD
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Virtual - Friday, February 28th, 11 AM – 12:30 PM
March
Motivating Students Part 3: Competence
Facilitator(s): Stacy Kluge, Kalpana Ramgopal
A key aspect of motivation is the belief that you can manage the task at hand. We
will examine the role that instructional alignment, low stakes assessments, timely
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actionable feedback, and metacognitive strategies play in encouraging greater self-efficacy
among our students and helping them feel more confident in their learning.
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HSc: Wednesday, March 26th, Noon – 1:30 PM, Location TBD
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Summerville: Thursday, March 27th, Noon – 1:30 PM, Location TBD
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Virtual - Friday, March 28th, 11 AM – 12:30 PM
April
Gamification of Learning - Escape Rooms
Facilitator(s): Jeff Mastromonico, Arthur Takahashi, Andrew Everet
Escape from the dean’s wrath: An escape room experience to learn about gamification
You've been summoned to a high-stakes meeting to save MAD University from a crisis.
Your dean expects you to gamify MAD 1101 asap to improve its unacceptable DFW rate.
The problem? You and the Committee for Things that Matter know nothing about gamification
and need help from Chatty, an untrained AI program. To help you, Chatty must access
three encrypted files to learn about gamification. But you don’t have the encryption
keys! Can you unlock these files in time to save yourselves from the dean’s wrath?
In this experience, you will learn gamification principles you can apply to your courses.
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HSc: Wednesday, April 16th, Noon – 1:30 PM, Location TBD
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Summerville: Thursday, April 17th, Noon – 1:30 PM, Location TBD
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Virtual - Friday, April 18th, 11 AM – 12:30 PM
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