Office of Teaching and Learning Scholars Events
The Co-Directors of the CAFLS Teaching and Learning Scholars will host forums for faculty to promote community among teaching scholars. Faculty who published in the Land-Grant Press Teaching Section will be invited to present their papers for discussion and showcase their innovative instructional strategies. Other topics of interest to faculty related to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning focused on improving teaching effectiveness will also be highlighted and discussed.
Fall 2024 Forums
In-person attendance at forums is preferred, but if your schedule will not permit, please join remotely. Zoom Link
Measuring Teaching Effectiveness
Friday, September 6
Poole Agricultural Center F149
12:30 - 2:00PM
Lunch will be served from 12:00-12:30PM
Come learn how to identify evidence to use as measures of teaching effectiveness. Resources and examples of a variety of types of evidence will be shared and discussed.
How to Analyze “student surveys” from Course Evaluations to Reflect on your Teaching Practices
Wednesday, September 18
Poole Agricultural Center F149
2:00-3:30PM
Snack and conversation from 2:00-2:30PM
Did you ever wonder what is the best method to utilize the student feedback from surveys of their perceptions of course experiences to make changes to your course and improve your teaching? Today’s discussion will teach you how to analyze the data collected from your course evaluation to answer the questions:
- Quantitative data: What do the numbers mean?
- Qualitative data: How should comments be analyzed to improve course/teaching?
- How do I use my course evaluation to reflect on my teaching practices to show evidence of effective teaching?
Highlight LGP-Teaching Section Briefs
Wednesday, October 2
Biosystems Research Complex 100
2:00-3:30PM
Snack and conversation from 2:00-2:30PM
Join us to meet some of our CAFLS faculty and graduate students invited to share their teaching tips that were published in the Land Grant Press teaching section.
What you teach vs. How you teach : Preparing Course Content vs. Pedagogy
Wednesday, November 6
Poole Agricultural Center F149
2:00-3:30PM
Snack and conversation from 2:00-2:30PM
Join us to talk about what you teach and how you teach. This discussion will focus on how to differentiate between outlining course content and how to teach the content in the course as you plan for instruction. We will explain how both the content in the course you teach and the methods and strategies you use to teach the content affect your teaching and impact student learning.
