National Effective Teaching Institutes (NETI-1B)
July 29-31 - Philadelphia, PA
 

Day 1: 8:30 am–6:00 pm

• Workshop preview and introductions
• Motivating students and student learning
• Writing learning objectives and using them to guide course planning, instructional design, and assessment of learning
• Active learning techniques: Ways to engage students that increase learning while minimizing student resistance, even in large classes
• Crisis clinic
• Reception - 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Day 2: 8:30 am–4:30 pm

• Inclusive pedagogies
• Using inductive teaching methods (inquiry-based, problem-based learning, and project- based learning) to promote conceptual understanding.
• Assessment of learning: Designing quantitative tests that are rigorous but fair. Assessing written and oral project reports efficiently, effectively, and fairly. Course grading.
• Breakout sessions
  • Getting your faculty career off to a good start
  • Promoting effective teaching on your home campus

Day 3: 8:30 am–3:00 pm

• Assessment (continued)
• Crisis clinics
• Final course planning exercise; Using workshop materials to redesign a more engaging and effective course
• Participant presentations
• Wrap-up