Multi-session Workgroups
Multi-Session Professional Development Opportunities
The workgroups offered for the spring semester are designed to allow in-depth coverage of a topic along with discussion among the workgroup leader and the participants. These multi-session groups will be scheduled to fit the participants’ calendars but will likely start in early October. Deadline for registration is Wednesday, September 23rd.
If you are interested in participating in any of the groups, or to learn more about improving teaching and conducting scholarly research, contact Michele King, 280-1190 or mking@creighton.edu
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Fall 2009 Workgroups
The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Workgroups
Fall, 2009 and Spring, 2010
Beginning SoTL:
This year-long workgroup is for anyone interested in exploring the field of SoTL and how it can be applied in their classes. Participants will gain an introduction and basic grounding in SoTL work, experiment with SoTL techniques in one or more of their courses this academic year, and develop a concrete plan for a publishable SoTL study which they will implement in the near future.
Advance SoTL Projects:
This year-long workgroup encourages those who have prior SoTL experience or participated in a beginning SoTL group to commit to a SoTL project, proposal or publication. Goals of the workgroup are to become involved in the sharing of knowledge and learning about the teaching-learning process; to report investigations of particular teaching-learning contexts; and to implement, describe, and submit projects to the CASTL Institute or to a SoTL journal for publication. Projects may include, but not be limited to, classroom action research, descriptive or qualitative research, or case studies. In addition, participants will be encouraged to provide reflective feedback, support, and encouragement for the projects of other workgroup members. It is anticipated that members of the workgroup will submit proposals to the 2009 CASTL Institute to be hosted by Creighton University in June.
Distance Education:
Developing & Designing a Successful On-Line Learning Experience:
This seven-session working group will provide individuals from across the campus an extensive opportunity to design, develop, or further develop a successful on-line learning experience. The sessions will be centered mainly around the needs of each of the participants but will also address general distance education issues such as starting a course, instructional methodology, pedagogy, student interactions and building a community, effective facilitation and evaluation of on-line discussion, use of technology, continuous quality improvement, available resources, and best practices in distance education. There will also be opportunities for one-on-one sessions and hands-on experiences.