The New Center for Teaching and Learning

Deb Lawrence and Tina MancusoAugust 2013The Center for Teaching and Learning(CTL)5-Minute Faculty Development WorkshopThink of one thing that you would like students to leave with on the first day in one of your courses, and why. Write it down.Pairing with someone near you, talk about what that one thing is, and why its important.Brainstorm for your partner: What are some things one could do to help bring that first-day wish to reality?

Groups?Mission of the CTL Raise the prestige of teaching by seeing teaching as part of a cycle of inquiry and rooted in a deep literature on learning.Build on campus a community of scholars devoted to advancing teaching in their disciplines and in interdisciplinary and general education courses.Support innovation and risk taking among faculty.3Where is the CTL?Troy basement of the Shea Learning CenterOpen Office Hours: Thursdays 1:00 2:00pm

Albany 2nd floor of Froman Hall in Room 206Open Office Hours: Wednesday 12:00 1:30

Please feel free to email for a meeting at other times

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4Kinds of Programming Pedagogical lunches with faculty presenting and sharing their workSupport for scholarship on teaching and learningOutside speakers and demonstrationsFaculty Learning CommunitiesWorkshops on new ideas and approachesLink assessment data with teaching improvementMake new research available to facultyIndividual Consultation5Faculty Learning CommunitiesNew Facultybegins Wednesday September 4 from 8:30 10:00 amfirst meeting will be in Troy at the Shea Learning Centermeets every third Wednesday from that date - alternating campuses focus is on what faculty need/want to know to have a successful first yearActive Learning Strategiesbased on results from faculty survey conducted over the summerbegins Monday September 9 from 2:30 4:00 pmfirst meeting will be in Troy at the Shea Learning Centermeets every third Monday from that date - alternating campuses Get correct meeting time for active learning6Student AssessmentNeed for early and frequent assessment of student learningCan be formative; does not need to be summativeWhat the literature says:

In a comprehensive review of 87 meta-analyses of studies of what makes a difference to student achievement, Hattie (1987) reports that the most powerful single influence is feedback. Similarly, Black & Wiliams (1998) comprehensive review of formative assessment emphasizes the extraordinarily large and consistent positive effects that feedback has on learning compared with other aspects of teaching. (Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, Issue 1, 2004-05, G. Gibbs, C. Simpson, Conditions Under Which Assessment Supports Students Learning, p. 9+)

Still need to formatWant something more recent7Benefits of Early and Frequent AssessmentSix-week warnings and midterm gradesImportance of everyone participating so we can see patternsDoes not need to count toward the course gradeJust something to give you a sense of how the student is doing

Quick Assessment ExerciseUse Poll Everywhere to get a quick sense of what your students are thinking.

www.polleverywhere.com free for up to 40 responses

How To Vote via TextingStandard texting rates only (worst case US $0.20)We have no access to your phone numberCapitalization doesnt matter, but spaces and spelling doTIPSEXAMPLEThis slide is for display to the audience to show them how they will vote on your polls in your presentation. You can remove this slide if you like or if the audience is already comfortable with texting and/or voting with Poll Everywhere.

Sample Oral Instructions:Ladies and gentlemen, throughout todays meeting were going to engage in some audience polling to find out what youre thinking, what youre up to and what you know. Now Im going to ask for your opinion. Were going to use your phones to do some audience voting just like on American Idol.

So please take out your cell phones, but remember to leave them on silent. You can participate by sending a text message.

This is a just standard rate text message, so it may be free for you, or up to twenty cents on some carriers if you do not have a text messaging plan. The service we are using is serious about privacy. I cannot see your phone numbers, and youll never receive follow-up text messages outside this presentation. Theres only one thing worse than email spam and thats text message spam because you have to pay to receive it!10

How To Vote via PollEv.comCapitalization doesnt matter, but spaces and spelling doTIPEXAMPLEThis slide is for display to the audience to show them how they will vote on your polls in your presentation. You can remove this slide if you like or if the audience is already comfortable with texting and/or voting with Poll Everywhere.

Sample Oral Instructions:Ladies and gentlemen, throughout todays meeting were going to engage in some audience polling to find out what youre thinking, what youre up to and what you know. Now Im going to ask for your opinion. Were going to use your phones or laptops to do some audience voting just like on American Idol.

So please take out your mobilephones or laptops, but remember to leave them on silent. You can participate by submitting an answer at PollEv.com on your laptop or a mobile phone.

The service we are using is serious about privacy. I cannot see who you are or who voted.11Dont forget: You can copy-paste this slide into other presentations, and move or resize the poll.Poll: For most of my courses, I have at least ...Poll: For most of my courses, I have at least ...

Press F5 or enter presentation mode to view the pollIn an emergency during your presentation, if the poll isn't showing, navigate to this link in your web browser:http://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/Rss8aVCyE67ohJm

If you like, you can use this slide as a template for your own voting slides. You might use a slide like this if you feel your audience would benefit from the picture showing a text message on a phone.12Dont forget: You can copy-paste this slide into other presentations, and move or resize the poll.Poll: I am familiar with minute papers.Poll: I am familiar with minute papers.

Press F5 or enter presentation mode to view the pollIn an emergency during your presentation, if the poll isn't showing, navigate to this link in your web browser:http://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/OUTYooTBBFIbN01

If you like, you can use this slide as a template for your own voting slides. You might use a slide like this if you feel your audience would benefit from the picture showing a text message on a phone.13Dont forget: You can copy-paste this slide into other presentations, and move or resize the poll.Poll: I have used minute papers in my own cour...Poll: I have used minute papers in my own cour...

Press F5 or enter presentation mode to view the pollIn an emergency during your presentation, if the poll isn't showing, navigate to this link in your web browser:http://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/wIUXZNxZWRfe8TZ

If you like, you can use this slide as a template for your own voting slides. You might use a slide like this if you feel your audience would benefit from the picture showing a text message on a phone.14Dont forget: You can copy-paste this slide into other presentations, and move or resize the poll.Poll: I am familiar with the Muddiest Point te...Poll: I am familiar with the Muddiest Point te...

Press F5 or enter presentation mode to view the pollIn an emergency during your presentation, if the poll isn't showing, navigate to this link in your web browser:http://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/472838x7lynTA84

If you like, you can use this slide as a template for your own voting slides. You might use a slide like this if you feel your audience would benefit from the picture showing a text message on a phone.15Dont forget: You can copy-paste this slide into other presentations, and move or resize the poll.Poll: I have used the Muddiest Point technique...Poll: I have used the Muddiest Point technique...

Press F5 or enter presentation mode to view the pollIn an emergency during your presentation, if the poll isn't showing, navigate to this link in your web browser:http://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/c42PHkRGZcXw8It

If you like, you can use this slide as a template for your own voting slides. You might use a slide like this if you feel your audience would benefit from the picture showing a text message on a phone.16Dont forget: You can copy-paste this slide into other presentations, and move or resize the poll.Poll: I am familiar with concept maps.Poll: I am familiar with concept maps.

Press F5 or enter presentation mode to view the pollIn an emergency during your presentation, if the poll isn't showing, navigate to this link in your web browser:http://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/UY0Auh4udymM6Ls

If you like, you can use this slide as a template for your own voting slides. You might use a slide like this if you feel your audience would benefit from the picture showing a text message on a phone.17Dont forget: You can copy-paste this slide into other presentations, and move or resize the poll.Poll: I have used concept maps in my own cours...Poll: I have used concept maps in my own cours...

Press F5 or enter presentation mode to view the pollIn an emergency during your presentation, if the poll isn't showing, navigate to this link in your web browser:http://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/EAQ00t4tiGUbheU

If you like, you can use this slide as a template for your own voting slides. You might use a slide like this if you feel your audience would benefit from the picture showing a text message on a phone.18Dont forget: You can copy-paste this slide into other presentations, and move or resize the poll.Poll: I am eager to learn more about how I cou...Poll: I am eager to learn more about how I cou...

Press F5 or enter presentation mode to view the pollIn an emergency during your presentation, if the poll isn't showing, navigate to this link in your web browser:http://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/khhw4OA1ap35hVu

If you like, you can use this slide as a template for your own voting slides. You might use a slide like this if you feel your audience would benefit from the picture showing a text message on a phone.19Index CardsWhat was the title theme of President Scrimshaws opening remarks?ResourcesSubscription to Teaching Professor Newsletter (link at FDC page, via Library) Teaching ProfessorCan sign up for free Faculty Focus Newsletter (www.facultyfocus.com)Magna Commons (campus subscription to videos with accompanying powerpoints, handouts, etc.) http://www.magnapubs.com/magna-commons/Magna Online Seminars (per-seminar fee basis)Chronicle of Higher Education On Hiring Feature - http://chronicle.com/blogs/onhiring/teaching-the-program/40655?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en

Add Classroom Assessment Techniques to this (get out of library to show folks, but return soon so available)Should we remove Magna Online Seminars?21Questions/Comments?