Faculty Seminar Series on Teaching & Learning
Theme: "Outstanding teachers... know what and how their students learn"
“they achieved remarkable success in helping their students learn in ways that made a sustained, sustainable, and positive influence on how those students think, act, and feel.”
K. Bain, What the best college teachers do
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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: Strategies for Helping Students Learn How to Learn Better
Guest Presenter: Professor Shelly Schmidt, Food Science & Human Nutrition
The main job of our students is to learn. Their success in school and life depends on it. However, research tells us that one of the major intellectual challenges students face upon entering college is managing their own learning. Many students don’t know about or employ effective, evidence-based learning behaviors and strategies. Students need our help to become more effective and efficient learners. We need to help them know not just what to learn, but how to learn.
Thus, the goal of this highly interactive workshop is to empower faculty with techniques that they can use to engage students in learning how to learn practices, as they are teaching the course content.
*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
Wed, Feb. 7, 2024 Session 1: Informal (IEF) & Formal (ICES) Student Feedback to Improve Teaching & Learning: “I wish I had known that earlier”
Wed, Feb. 14, 2024 Session 2: A Reflective Teaching Philosophy Statement for Promotion and Tenure
Wed, Feb. 21, 2024 Session 3: Opening the Classroom Door: Join Us for Opportunities to Observe Exemplary Teachers (Introductory Session). NOTE TIME: 10:00 - 11:00 am
Wed, Feb. 21, 2024 Session 4: The Art of the Enhanced Lecture (Part II) Active Teaching = Active Engaged Learning by Our Students
Wed, Feb. 28, 2024 Session 5: Strategies for Helping Students Learn How to Learn Better
Thurs, Feb. 29, 2024 Annual Faculty Retreat "The Evolving, Engaged Learner in a Digital World” Note Time: 8:30 am – 2:30 pm
Wed, March 6, 2024 Session 6: Develop Effective Assessments of Student Learning: Tests, Exams, & Rubrics
