Faculty Forums

Instructional Development cordially invites you to attend the:

Faculty Dinner Forum: Leveraging New Tools to Promote Active Learning and Effective Feedback

The UCSB Faculty Club
Monday May 16, 2011, 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Please take this opportunity to share your experiences in leveraging new tools or approaches to promote active learning and effective feedback for your students with your colleagues. Four experienced faculty have volunteered to provide an overview of their teaching approaches, and to facilitate interactive, small group breakout discussions. Topics will reflect the interests of the participants, and will focus on tools for active learning and tools for effective feedback.

There are many ways to teach effectively. Find out what works for your colleagues (and what doesn't), and share your perspectives.

Break-out sessions will provide colleagues an opportunity to explore the approaches presented by the panel in greater detail, and to brainstorm about how you might implement the techniques in your class.  Finally, we will re-convene over dessert and summarize the “lessons learned” from the breakout discussions.

We expect this occasion to be a gathering of faculty who enjoy sharing and discussing instructional strategies and ideas.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact: George Michaels (x2378, george@id.ucsb.edu) or Kim McShane (x2828, kim@id.ucsb.edu).  Additional information at: <http://oic.id.ucsb.edu/faculty-forums>

Program

4:00 - 4:05:     Welcome, Overview of Program (GM)

4:05 - 5:00:     Presentations

Active Learning: Insights and Strategies - Roger Freedman, Physics

Effective Feedback and Large Classes: Why Feedback Matters - Laurie Monahan, History of Art & Architecture

Discussion, Q & A

5:00 - 5:45:     Dinner 

5:50 - 6:30:     Parallel session #1

New Tools for Active Learning (Don Lubach, Harold Marcuse)
New Tools for Effective Feedback (Roger Freedman, Esther Lezra)

6:35 - 7:15:     Parallel session #2

New Tools for Active Learning (Don Lubach, Harold Marcuse)
New Tools for Effective Feedback (Roger Freedman, Esther Lezra) 

7:20 - 7:55:     Dessert & Panel Discussion:  Reporting back on issues and ideas that emerged, plus  "What I would like to be able to do next..." . Presenters and facilitators share their goals and 'wish lists', leading to open discussion and conversation.

8:00: Thank You’s, Close

To Reserve a Space

To make a reservation, please use the link provided below or RSVP to Ruth Marquette (x2972 or <ruth@id.ucsb.edu>) in Instructional Development. We must confirm the number of attendees for catering by Noon, Friday, May 13.

You are asked to contribute a small amount to help defray the cost of the dinner. Because this is a catered event, there can be no Faculty Club membership discount. Please send a check payable to UC Regents in the amount of $13.00 via campus mail to Ruth Marquette, Instructional Development, mail code 3200 or drop off the check in 1130 Kerr Hall before the date listed above to confirm your space. You may also pay at the door by bringing $15.00 with you to the Forum.

Use This URL to Register by May 13, 2010:

http://oic.id.ucsb.edu/faculty-forums/faculty-forum-registration

We look forward to seeing you there!

Cordially,
George and Kim

Note: Materials and links from all our brown bags and major events can be found in Instructional Development's "Changing Instruction, Changing Times" site in GauchoSpace. To get to the GauchoSpace site:

1. Navigate to http://gauchospace.ucsb.edu/

2. Enter your UCSB NetID and password (same as used for e-grades),

3. Scroll down to My Courses click on the "course" entitled the site Instructional Development: Changing Instruction for Changing Times.