Teaching Excellence: Achieving Student Learning Through Challenge & Engagement Halyna Kornuta, Ed.D. Office of Assessment & Educational Effectiveness Office of Assessment & Educational Effectiveness Henri Mondschein, M.A, M.L.S. ISS/Pearson Library ISS/Pearson Library

By the end of this CTL session, you will be able to: Define Teaching Excellence Define Teaching Excellence Recognize focus on Student Challenge & Engagement Recognize focus on Student Challenge & Engagement Describe ways to achieve teaching excellence by sharing strategies, resources, research assignments and practical tips designed to increase student challenge and engagement in learning Describe ways to achieve teaching excellence by sharing strategies, resources, research assignments and practical tips designed to increase student challenge and engagement in learning Today’s CTL Session

Teaching Excellence 1. What is teaching excellence? 2. What does teaching excellence look and/or sound like?

Why challenge & engagement?

Linkages Teaching Excellence Indicators Increasing Student Challenge & Engagement Engaging and supporting all students in learning Resource Based Learning Understanding and organizing subject matter for student learning Creating and maintaining effective environments for student learning Campus Partnerships

Linkages Teaching Excellence Indicators Increasing Student Challenge & Engagement Planning instruction and designing learning experiences for all students Online Teaching Tools Assessing student learning Assessment Resources Developing as a professional educator Professional Collaboration

Resource Based Learning Learning objects appeal to Millenials, Net Generation students, e.g Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM) Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM)

Campus Partnerships Multidisciplinary partnerships Multidisciplinary partnerships -Collaborate on projects/assignments -English & Business Faculty-Librarian partnerships Faculty-Librarian partnerships -Research skills & research assignments -Avoiding plagiarism -Evaluating information -Using databases and library resources

CLU Online Teaching Tools ERes –Syllabi, assignments, readings ERes –Syllabi, assignments, readings WebCT –Online course content WebCT –Online course content ISS Online Resources ISS Online Resources

Assessment Resources Determine student knowledge level Determine student knowledge level Provide learning outcomes for students to accomplish Provide learning outcomes for students to accomplish Create learning checkpoint at end of class session Create learning checkpoint at end of class session Communicate expectations: Rubrics Communicate expectations: Rubrics Other assessment approaches? Other assessment approaches?

Professional Collaboration Share successful assignments/learning resources Share successful assignments/learning resources Merlot Merlot Merlot Merlot

This CTL session reviewed ways you can: Define Teaching Excellence Define Teaching Excellence Recognize focus on student engagement Recognize focus on student engagement Describe ways to achieve teaching excellence by sharing strategies, resources, research assignments and practical tips designed to increase student challenge and engagement in learning Describe ways to achieve teaching excellence by sharing strategies, resources, research assignments and practical tips designed to increase student challenge and engagement in learning In Review

Achieving Student Challenge & Engagement in Learning An invitation: Try one strategy from this session Try one strategy from this session Share one strategy from this session with a colleague Share one strategy from this session with a colleague

Teaching Excellence: Achieving Student Learning Through Challenge & Engagement Achieving Student Learning Through Challenge & Engagement March 2006 Written and produced by Halyna Kornuta, Ed.D Henri Mondschein, M.A, M.L.S