Iowa State University Teaching Seminar, Tuesday August 18, 2009
Scheman Building, ISU Campus
University Teaching Seminar Homepage
Detailed Description of the Schedule
Online registration for the Iowa State University Teaching Seminar and New Faculty Orientation is now closed. If you are a new faculty member please call Julie Tarbox at 515-294-6410 to register for the New Faculty Orientation. If you have questions or concerns about the UTS or Teaching Assistant Seminar, please call Jen Leptien at 515-294-1948.
- TAs also attend the TA Orientation, Wed., August 19.
- New Tenured and Tenure Track Faculty also attend the New Faculty Orientation, Wed., August 19.
- All Non-tenure Track Faculty and returning Faculty are welcome to attend the University Teaching Seminar (no orientation).
We need you to register so that we may prepare materials and meals. There is no charge.
8:00-9:00 a.m. Walk-in registration and continental breakfast
9:00-9:30 a.m. Welcome, Steve Mickelson, Director, CELT
9:45-11:00 a.m. Session A. You will be able to choose from the following:
ABCs of Grading
How can you grade quickly, fairly, and effectively? Are there student assignments that do not need to be graded? What grading practices are used in different fields? Questions like these will be addressed in this session. This session will be repeated at 2:45 p.m.Essential Tips for Successful Team-Based Learning
Do you want to create a dynamic, interactive classroom experience for your students? How about forming student teams? Oh...perhaps you have experienced disaster when working with teams? Or maybe you know someone who has had a very bad experience. It is all about the instructional design. Please join me to work out how you can design a classroom experience that is exciting and fun for you and your students. This session will be repeated at 2:45 p.m.Teaching Large Classes
There are many ways to reach students in the large classroom. Members of the Large Class Faculty Learning Community will share examples of successful approaches to teaching large (100+) students in a class.In-Class Assessment: Techniques to Assess Student Learning Quickly [Handouts]
This session will explore a number of quick and simple ways to see how well your students are learning. “CATs,” or Classroom Assessment Techniques, can help you evaluate student progress in your courses throughout the semester. This session will be repeated at 2:45 p.m.Active Learning Strategies
What does “active learning” mean? How does it contribute to the development of your students’ knowledge? What skills do students need to develop to be successful in this environment? This workshop will be an experiential session aimed at answering these and other questions about engaging the learners in your classroom.
11:00-11:15 a.m Break
11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Session B. You will be able to choose from the following:
Difficult Dialogues in the Classroom [Handouts]
An awareness of diversity issues in higher education is essential, and in some cases faculty may need to encourage classroom dialogues on these topics. ISU is participating in the national Difficult Dialogues initiative which is designed to (a) help participants understand some of the controversial and divisive issues in the student body; (b) teach them how to engage students in these difficult dialogues; and (c) enhance the learners’ self-efficacy and confidence in facilitating these discussions. This session will highlight how the program can assist you in teaching at ISU.Exceeding Expectations: Rigor in the Classroom
In this interactive session, we will review the importance of setting high expectations for students and discuss specific strategies to enhance academic rigor in the classroom. Participants will examine multiple techniques proven to enhance student learning including: designing assignments that require utilization of academic support units on campus, implementing a scaffold approach to content delivery, and delivering course materials in a universal design format.Teaching Communication Across the Curriculum
ISUComm offers a number of resources to support communication learning in courses across the curriculum. The first part of this session will describe these resources—from books and DVDs to multimedia equipment and consultants—with demonstrations of media equipment and their classroom applications. The second part of the session will describe communication learning in upper-level courses and methods of assessing written, oral, visual, and electronic communication.WebCT Users Panel
This session will provide an overview of WebCT, Iowa State University’s centrally supported course management system. Faculty who are currently using this software will share examples of how they have used WebCT to place materials on-line, create chat rooms, set up a course calendar, assign and grade quizzes, keep an electronic grade book, and do many other functions.What the Library Can Do for You and Your Students (Science/Technology fields)
This session will introduce you to the library resources and services available in support of your research and teaching at ISU. Strategies for engaging students in their learning experiences will be highlighted.
A separate session for Social Science/Humanities fields is scheduled for 1:30 p.m.
12:15-1:00 p.m. Lunch and Universal Design Presentation, Steven Moats, Room 220-230-240
1:00 - 1:30 p.m. Dessert and Walk-Around Exhibit of Campus Resources, 1st Floor Lobby
1:30-2:30 p.m. Session C. You will be able to choose from the following:
Academic Issues in Judicial Affairs [Handouts]
This session will cover the different kinds of academic misconduct you may see in the classroom, motivations for academic misconduct, and ways to prevent it as well as what to do if you suspect academic misconduct and how the Dean of Students Office judicial process works at ISU. We will also discuss other behaviors such as student mental health, classroom disruption and interpersonal conflict which may impact the academic experience of students and faculty.Implementing Critical Thinking Goals into Your Course [Handouts]
This session discusses classroom techniques that encourage students to think critically using course content and applications. We can teach students to think, look deeper, and derive solutions to complex issues and problems.Teaching with Bloom’s Taxonomy [Handouts]
For more than half a century, Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives has guided teachers in formulating questions to develop complex and critical thinking. Join in a conversation on how implementing Bloom’s Taxonomy can make a difference in your course and learn how it has been applied to an upper division landscape management course.What the Library Can Do for You and Your Students (Social Science/Humanities fields) [Handouts]
This session will introduce you to the library resources and services available in support of your research and teaching at ISU. Strategies for engaging students in their learning experiences will be highlighted.
A separate session for Science/Technology fields is scheduled for 11:15 a.m.Accountability in Group Work
Group work and teamwork are important in many disciplines, but instructors often struggle with how to hold students accountable in group work situations. Several strategies and solutions will be offered in this workshop.
2:30-2:45 p.m. Break
2:45-4:00 p.m. Session D. You will be able to choose from the following:
ABCs of Grading
See description above.Essential Tips for Successful Team-Based Learning
See description above.In-Class Assessment: Techniques to Assess Student Learning Quickly
See description above.In-Class Discussion and Informal Group Work [Handouts]
This session will cover how to create lively discussions in large and small classroom settings. It will include strategies for answering student questions, techniques for engaging students in discussion, ways to create a climate of trust in the classroom, and pedagogical uses of informal small group work and discussion.Technologies for Teaching and Learning
This session will showcase the variety of classroom and online technology options available at ISU, how to get started using these tools, and how to get on-going assistance. Some of the tools to be explored include WebCT, student response systems or clickers, Wimba virtual classroom tools, Second Life, online quizzing, plagiarism detection, and electronic portfolios. A new ISU eLearning web site will provide faculty with a single starting place to explore all of these options.
