Spring and Fall 2012 CAP Faculty Institutes
The Ryan C. Harris Learning Teaching Center announces the Spring and Fall 2012 Common Academic Program (CAP) Faculty Institutes. These workshops are designed to explore issues and approaches that are central to the CAP. The sessions are open to all faculty and members of the UD community and may be of special interest to those planning to or already creating courses for the CAP. Participation in at least 3 of the 6 workshops will make you eligible for the third round of CAP Crossing Boundaries Grant opportunities. New to the CAP Faculty Institute are:
Workshop 5: Teaching for Practical Wisdom
Workshop 6 (Intermediate): Contemporary Issues in Learning and Teaching: Technology and Global Learning
Workshop 7 (Intermediate): Teaching Critical Thinking
In addition to these workshops, four summer sessions are offered for developing Crossing Boundaries grant proposals and/or CAP courses. While participation is not required for grant proposal submission, these workshops are a resource for those interested in learning more about Crossing Boundaries courses. These informal sessions will focus on hands-on work for grant and/or course preparation.
Two reading groups are also planned during the Summer semester. Participants are encouraged to read a book supplied by the LTC and engage in related discussions. Join us for as many sessions as you like and have stimulating conversations about the selected books.
A description of each workshop is provided in the schedule below. Take a break from grading during exam week and join us. A boxed lunch will be provided to participants of each workshop to enable you to “grab and go.”
Register for the workshop(s) that you will attend by contacting Lora Butcher at lbutcher1@udayton.edu or by calling 229.3309.
CAP Faculty Institute
Workshop 1: Introduction to CAP and Learner-centered Teaching
Are you wondering what the Common Academic Program (CAP) is really all about? Find out in this workshop and explore the idea of learner-centered teaching that undergirds the CAP curriculum.
Facilitators: Elizabeth Harrison and Don Pair / Sawyer Hunley
Monday, April 30, 9:00–12:00, 042 Studio
Wednesday, August 8, 9:00–12:00, 044 Forum
Workshop 2: Backward Design and Student Learning Outcomes
Backward design is a method of designing a course while focusing on student learning outcomes, that is, on what we would like our students to learn from the course. Learn how this method works and how to articulate specific, concrete student learning outcomes that can guide you in both designing the course and assessing your students’ learning.
Facilitator: Elizabeth Harrison
Tuesday, May 1, 9:00–12:00, 020 TeamSpace
Thursday, August 9, 9:00–12:00, 044 Forum
Workshop 3: Assessment for Continuous Improvement
Central to improving our teaching and student learning is an understanding of what works in our classes and what doesn’t. Assessment is key to developing this understanding. In this workshop, we will review useful methods of assessment and offer hands-on practice applying them in classes you teach.
Facilitator: Steve Wilhoit
Wednesday, May 2, 9:00–12:00, 020 TeamSpace
Thursday, August 9, 12:30–3:30, 044 Forum
Workshop 4: Designing Courses for Integrated Learning
What is “integrated learning”? How does it relate to our assumptions about teaching and learning? How does it relate to CAP? Work with colleagues from around the university to explore the concept of integrated learning and deepen your understanding of the possibilities for integration that are opened up by CAP.
Facilitator: Elizabeth Harrison
Thursday, May 3, 9:00–12:00, 020 TeamSpace
Friday, August 10, 9:00–12:00, 044 Forum
Workshop 5: Teaching for Practical Wisdom
The ability to lead a life of reasoned action, to take up one’s responsibility in the world and act from and with practical wisdom, is a central value in the Marianist tradition and in the CAP curriculum. Participants in this workshop will examine the meaning of “practical wisdom” and explore how a variety of pedagogical strategies can be used to help their students understand and develop this important capacity.
Facilitators: Elizabeth Harrison & Campus Ministry staff
Friday, May 4, 9:00–12:00, 020 TeamSpace
Friday, August 10, 12:30-3:30, 044 Forum
Workshop 6 (Intermediate): Contemporary Issues in Learning and Teaching: Technology and Global Learning
This workshop will focus on two contemporary issues in teaching and learning—technology and global learning—as foundational issues in CAP. Join us as we consider how we can best use technology to facilitate student learning in a global context in which it is increasingly important that graduates be able to collaborate effectively with people from diverse backgrounds and use ever newer technologies effectively.
Facilitators: Elizabeth Harrison & David Wright
Monday, May 7, 9:00–12:00 020 TeamSpace
Monday, August 13, 9:00–12:00, 044 Forum
Workshop 7 (Intermediate): Teaching Critical Thinking
We all seem to want our students to be critical thinkers, but what does that mean? What does it look like, and what can we do to help our students develop critical thinking skills? Share your ideas with others and gather new ideas for how to help our students become effective critical thinkers.
Facilitator: Elizabeth Harrison
Monday, May 7, 12:30–3:30 020 TeamSpace
Monday, August 13, 12:30–3:30, 044 Forum
Crossing Boundaries Grant Preparation
Crossing Boundaries Grant Preparation and Course Building Workshops
These sessions provide participants with opportunities to actively work on grant proposal preparation and/or course preparation for Crossing Boundaries grants that have been awarded. The workshop facilitator will provide assistance and feedback in hour long informal sessions.
Facilitator: Sawyer Hunley
Wednesday, May 23, 9:00 –10:00, TeamSpace
Thursday, May 24, 1:30–2:30 , TeamSpace
Monday, June 4, 1:30–2:30, TeamSpace
Tuesday, June 5, 11:00–12:00, TeamSpace
Book Discussions
Book Discussion: “Teaching for Critical Thinking” by Stephen Brookfield
Stephen Brookfield's newest--and brand new--book promises to help readers explore critical thinking: what it is and why it's important, how students learn to use it, general principles and applications to different disciplines. Join us for engaging discussion of Brookfield's and your own ideas about teaching critical thinking.
Facilitator: Molly Schaller
Wednesdays, 12:00 – 1:00:
May 23, June 13, June 27, July 11 / 044 Forum
Book Discussion: “The Shallows” by Nicholas Carr
Faculty frequently lament that students fail to complete assigned readings or to think deeply and critically on their readings. But this is true for faculty as well. As Nicholas Carr describes in his recent book “The Shallows”, we are all exposed to a digital media-rich environment where deep reflective reading and thinking is marginalized. How do we live a balanced productive scholarly life that leverages the benefits of technology, when immersed in an over-abundance of digital distractions? How can we help students learn in this environment?
Facilitator: David Wright
Tuesdays, 1:00 – 2:00:
May 22, May 29, June 5, June 12 / 044 Forum
**Attend as many as you wish**
