The Brown Center for Faculty Innovation and Excellence is offering a multi-part course design (or redesign) workshop series. Through this engaging, hands-on series of workshops, participants will use backward design to develop innovative courses that …
- foster transformative learning experiences.
- engage students with complex questions.
- use a dilemma, issue or question as an organizational principle.
- clearly defines learning around Essential Learning Outcomes.
- includes pedagogical practices and strategies that have high-impact on learning and are inclusive of all learners.
- uses authentic assessment to measure learning at the source.
Workshop Dates & Topics
All workshops are on Friday afternoons, 2:30-4 pm
22 Sep 17: What’s the Big Idea? – engage students through complex questions.
Location: Sage 222
06 Oct 17: Essential Learning Goals – write learning goals that are appropriately challenging, foster critical thinking and prepare students for success as global citizens.
Location: NEW LOCATION: SAGE 222
10 Nov 17: High-impact Pedagogies – develop inclusive assignments and activities that challenge.
Location: NEW LOCATION: SAGE 222
08 Dec 17: Authentic Assessment– create assessments that reliably measure student learning, promote critical thinking, improve your grading experience.
Location: NEW LOCATION: SAGE 222
19 Jan 18: Reflect & Share – share your work with your peers.
Location: Hand Art Museum – Conference Room
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