FTLC Fall Conference on Teaching and Learning

Engaging students with and without technology

Kurt Ellenberger et al. — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 01:00:00 PDT

In this panel discussion, three GVSU professors will discuss their own approaches to engaging students in their learning. Whether using technology or not, these three individuals have been recognized by their students and peers for their teaching excellence. The presentation of specific examples from their classrooms will be accompanied by time for audience questions and discussion.

Session 12: Putting Your Best Foot Forward: GVSU Steps Out With Electronic Portfolios

Susan Laninga et al. — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:45:00 PDT

Session 11: Do You See What I See? Experience the Development of a Supportive Risk-Taking Environment that Invites Deep Learning

Shelley Schuurman — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:45:00 PDT

Session 10: Mary Idema Pew Library: A Technology-Rich Learning Space for Today's Students

Mary O'Kelly et al. — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:45:00 PDT

Session 09: Managing Multi-Section Mayhem: Creating Effective Instructional Communities in Multi-Section Courses

Janet Vigna — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:45:00 PDT

Session 08: “Mind the Gap”: Practical Connections Between Liberal and Professional Education

David Bair et al. — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:45:00 PDT

Session 07: Strategies for Effective Advising When Students Encounter a Change in Plans

Debra Burg et al. — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:45:00 PDT

Session 06: Engaging Learners in Large Classes through Collaborative Learning

Christine Rener — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:45:00 PDT

Session 05: Changing Student Presentations to Connect Digital Natives to Content

Scott Truskowski — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:45:00 PDT

Session 04: To Do or Not Do a Thesis… That is the Question

Salvatore Alaimo et al. — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:45:00 PDT

Session 03: Engaging the Online Learner: Building Community through Asynchronous Discussion

Glenna Decker et al. — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:45:00 PDT

Session 02: Where They Need You the Most: Using Technology to Flip Your Classroom

Matthew Roberts — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:45:00 PDT

Session 01: Using Technology-Mediated Feedback to Support Student Success

Kim Kenward et al. — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:45:00 PDT

Blending with purpose: integrating on-ground and online learning in a pedagogically sound manner

Karen Swan — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 09:30:00 PDT

More and more evidence is accumulating which shows students are more engaged and learn more from courses that weave together online and on-ground learning. The Sloan Consortium defines such blended learning as the integration of face-to-face and online learning in a planned and pedagogically sound manner. After situating blended learning in an historical context, this presentation will explore models of blended learning with a focus on sound pedagogy. Particular attention will be given to Tony Picciano’s Blending with Purpose and the Community of Inquiry models. Although there is clearly no single formula for designing blended courses or programs, these theoretical frames provide good reference points within which such design can take place. The presentation will conclude with practical advise including design strategies and links to open educational resources that can be used to enhance courses in any format.

Meat and/or Potatoes: Information Literacy Instruction à la Carte

Kathryn Waggoner et al. — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:15:00 PDT

Do you have a class with diverse information literacy skills and needs? Do you want to customize information literacy instruction to meet those needs? Come hear about one approach that a WRT 150 instructor and a research and instruction librarian took to do just that. You will learn about the Information Literacy Core Competencies and come away with ideas for using them to customize information literacy instruction and integrate it into your course.

A Generation with Too Much Information: Reversing the Research Paper Process

Kim Ranger — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:45:00 PDT

Students often feel overwhelmed by the amount of information available to them in research assignments. Typically, we present the process as reading expert opinions before trying to create a thesis which puts forward a new idea. However, if student inquiry originates with observation, writing from what they know, conversation, and finally, addressing the research, then anxiety (and plagiarism) will decrease. This session will provide a practical strategy to engage students in evaluation, interpretation and synthesis (a.k.a. information literacy).

Using Wikis to Facilitate Critical Thinking

Brian Bowe — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:55:00 PDT

Two journalism courses utilized wikis to engage students in a virtual discussion of how to best report on diverse groups of people. The contents of the wikis were compiled into best practices documents that are available online for use both in classrooms and newsrooms. This session presents a use of media technology that fosters student interaction and growth and provides educators with an outline for how to create similar devices in their own classrooms.

How Clear is Your Lens? A Discussion About Diversity and Strategies for Inclusion Both In and Beyond the Classroom

Michael M. Scantlebury et al. — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:00:00 PDT

We come to GVSU with our individual perspectives on life and learning based on our home environment, our journey and all the things that make us who we are. The same is true for our students. How do we create an environment of inclusion given our diversity, our biases and our lens, our world view? This workshop examines ways of creating an inclusive instructional environment and techniques for helping students enhance their skills in creating an inclusive workplace on graduation.

Green? Groan? Great? - Making E-books Work for Your Students

Debbie Morrow — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:35:00 PDT

Even as we consider how to adjust for a changing student body, our technological environment is changing, too. One recent reality in the publishing world is E-books. Book content in digital format now comprises a significant proportion of the information resources available in the university library’s collection. Learn how E-books have been used effectively in several settings in place of traditional print, and participate in discussion about taking more advantage of books as digital objects.

Writing Courses and Outside Audiences: Creating Communities of Practice

Laurence José — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:15:00 PDT

Incorporating real audiences in the classroom is key to help students engage in meaningful learning processes. Research has demonstrated that assignments requiring the consideration of audiences beyond the classroom greatly impact motivation and learning outcomes. In this presentation, I share strategies for building collaborative processes between course sections but also between the classroom and a wider campus audience. By doing so, I illustrate how cultural diversity can become a pedagogical means to build new communities of practice in and outside of the classroom.