{"id":7034,"date":"2017-08-22T10:19:46","date_gmt":"2017-08-22T14:19:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.stetson.edu\/faculty-engagement\/?p=7034"},"modified":"2019-02-17T12:57:53","modified_gmt":"2019-02-17T17:57:53","slug":"innovative-course-design-for-21st-century-transformative-learning-sign-up-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.stetson.edu\/brown-center\/2017\/08\/7034\/","title":{"rendered":"Innovative Course Design for 21st Century Transformative Learning: Sign-up Now!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Does planning your course make you feel like you are racing to complete a list of content from an ever-expanding textbook? Do you struggle to get students to engage in your course? Are you wondering if your exams are preparing your students for success in life? \u00a0Imagine a classroom where, students are leading each other in discussion, collaborating in teams to apply course content to real-world examples or making contributions to their communities &#8211;\u00a0<em>and\u00a0<\/em>you are confident they are meeting your learning outcomes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&lt;&lt;<a href=\"https:\/\/stetson.az1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_cI96o9NG64kz0mp\">RSVP here<\/a>&gt;&gt;<\/p>\n<p>Through this engaging, hands-on series of workshops, participants will use backward design to develop innovative courses that &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>foster transformative learning experiences.<\/li>\n<li>engage students with complex questions.<\/li>\n<li>use a dilemma, issue or question as an organizational principle.<\/li>\n<li>clearly defines learning around\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aacu.org\/leap\/essential-learning-outcomes\">Essential Learning Outcomes<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>includes pedagogical practices and strategies that have high-impact on learning and are inclusive of all learners.<\/li>\n<li>uses authentic assessment to measure learning at the source.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&lt;&lt;<a href=\"https:\/\/stetson.az1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_cI96o9NG64kz0mp\">RSVP here<\/a>&gt;&gt;<\/p>\n<h2>Workshop Dates<\/h2>\n<p>All workshops are on Friday afternoons, 2:30-4 pm in\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Sage 222 (all workshops have been moved to Sage 222)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>22 Sep 17<\/strong>:\u00a0<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">What&#8217;s the Big Idea?<\/span> &#8211; engage students through complex questions.\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">New Location! 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