Faculty Seminar Series on Teaching & Learning
Theme: "Engaged, Evolving, and Energized Teaching & Learning: What, How, and Why"
Learning is not so much an additive process, with new learning simply piling up on top of existing knowledge, as it is an active dynamic process in which the connections are constantly changing and the structure formatted (and the same can be said for our teaching) K. Patricia Cross
Come join us as we explore a number of these strategies and approaches in the series “Engaged, Evolving, and Energized Teaching & Learning: What, How, and Why"
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You are invited to join a dynamic learning community by participating in this specially designed workshop series for all faculty (across all disciplines and rank). We’ll share strategies and best practices from research-based pedagogy. Come and meet new colleagues. Great conversations and handouts guaranteed.
Session 1: Maximizing Informal (IEF) and Formal (ICES) Student Feedback to Enhance Teaching & Learning (I wish I had known that earlier)
Continuous feedback from our peers and students is part of being a reflective, evolving teacher. Our campus uses formal student ratings called the Instructor and Course Evaluation System (ICES), which are administered at the end of your course.Through careful analysis, you can learn valuable information for the next time, but the results are too late to help your current class.
However, by using an Informal Early Feedback (IEF) form early in this semester, you can receive timely feedback to immediately implement. You’ll get important information right now about what is successful and not as successful on both the teaching and learning. In this session, we will share with you how to maximize gathering and analyzing the formal and informal student feedback to document your efforts for teaching excellence. (And come back to CITL for consultation!)
*This workshop counts towards completion of any of CITL's Teaching Certificates. To learn more about our Teaching Certificate program please visit https://go.illinois.edu/teaching_certificates.
Please mark these dates on your calendar: We hope that you will be able to attend all workshops in this series.
Wed, Feb. 12, 2025 Session 1: Informal (IEF) & Formal (ICES) Student Feedback for Reflection & Improvement of Teaching & Learning: “I wish I had known that earlier"
Wed, Feb. 19, 2025 Session 2: Problem-Based Learning (PBL): Preparing Students to Problem-Solve Creatively and Effectively
Wed, Feb. 26, 2025 Session 3: Innovative Multimodal Assessments of Student Learning: Going Beyond the Traditional Papers and Exams
Wed, March 5, 2025 Session 4: Opening the Classroom Door: Opportunities to Observe Exemplary Teachers (Introductory Session)
Thurs, March 5, 2025 Annual Faculty Retreat: Opening the Classroom Door: Creating a Culture of Dialogue and Reflection
Wed, March 12, 2025 Session 5: Creating a Reflective Teaching Philosophy Statement for Promotion and Tenure