This new SGSI course provides graduate students and postdocs with a collaborative and immersive environment in which to use effective course design principles to design a new course. You will apply the research on teaching and learning to the development of a syllabus and/or selected class materials for your course. Topics will take into account your and other participants’ needs and interests, and may include: making course content decisions, creating assignments that solidify learning, teaching with technology, grading and other assessments of student learning, and understanding and engaging students.
Monday, Sept. 12 – Friday, Sept. 16, 10 AM – 2 PM
(Optional hours for feedback: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday from 2 PM - 4 PM)
Instructors
- Mariatte Denman, PhD, director of educational programs, VPTL
- Tim Randazzo, PhD, assistant director, VPTL
Audience & Capacity
Open to all graduate students at any stage or in any discipline. Open to postdoctoral scholars if space is available. Space is limited to 25.
Objectives
By participating fully in this course, you will:
- Develop a course outline and at least one detailed course session that will serve as a useful foundation for a specific course and future course ideas
- Apply course design principles that start with learning outcomes and aim to optimize student learning
- Write a course bulletin summary
Summary
This hands-on SGSI course will introduce you to a course design process that draws on research-based learning principles, identifies course learning objectives, and optimizes student learning and instructor time. Topics will take into account your and other participants’ needs and interests, and may include breakout sessions on: making course content decisions, creating assignments that solidify learning, teaching with technology, grading and other assessments of student learning, and understanding and engaging students.
The book How Learning Works(Ambrose et al., 2010) will serve as a primary resource, to be enriched by more specific, disciplinary-based readings.
Objectives:
By participating fully in this course, you will:
- Develop a course outline and at least one detailed course session that will serve as a useful foundation for a specific course and future course ideas
- Apply course design principles that start with learning outcomes and aim to optimize student learning
- Write a course bulletin summary
Schedule:
During five workshop-based main sessions (10 AM-2 PM), you will:
- discuss research-based learning principles
- analyze discipline-specific syllabi examples
- workshop a new course or redesign an existing course
- receive feedback from peers and consultants in your disciplinary field, and
- explore and discuss questions and course examples with invited faculty over lunch
During three optionalafternoon sessions (2 PM - 4 PM), participants will be able to work with a consultant on specific questions and concerns.
Homework:
You are expected to further develop your course syllabus outside of the institute and read some chapters of Ambrose and short article excerpts in order to take advantage of the workshops, discussions, and one-on-one consultations.
SUNet ID required to log in. The priority application deadline is Sunday, May 8.
