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 5: A Reflective Teaching Philosophy Statement for Promotion and Tenure
On our campus, faculty submit a teaching statement as part of the promotion and tenure packet and for the annual review in many of the departments, in addition for teaching awards and grant proposals. A teaching statement that accurately describes and documents your teaching, in addition, to your philosophy, can promote reflection and new approaches for teaching, and… document your efforts. We will share the characteristics of unique effective teaching statements and the most common areas where typical teaching statements can be improved. We will also share with you the most recent proposed changes to Comm #9. You will leave the workshop with a beginning of a more effective document.
This interactive workshop will be helpful to those who want to begin or revise their teaching philosophy statements for their annual reviews and P&T portfolios to document their efforts for teaching excellence. This session is targeted for faculty, but open to all. Resources and handouts provided.
*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