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 2: Problem-Based Learning (PBL): Preparing Students to Problem-Solve Creatively and Effectively
As the world becomes more global and information grows exponentially, our students are facing increasingly more complex problems whose solutions cannot be readily found in textbooks. Our responsibility is then to enable our students to approach issues through an inquiry-based instructional model in tackling authentic real-world problems. Problem-based learning (PBL) utilizes a guided learning by discovery approach. However, this model requires us to reconsider our role as instructors, to reexamine the content (e.g., what and how much); and to rethink how we will evaluate our students as we support them in their development from a novice learner to an expert.
We’ll share strategies on more creative brainstorming and hypothesis-testing, in addition to ways to help our students become resilient as they tackle these more difficult, experiential questions.
*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