EDUCAUSE | Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences, Faculty, Teaching, and Faculty Development

Using Rubrics to Foster Learning-Centered Practices

drupal — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:56:45 -0500

Through the use of an online self-assessment rubric and supporting worksheets, faculty developers can guide faculty to incrementally change their teaching in five practice areas. Participants will use these materials to assess the learning-centered status of a course. We will also consider if all courses should be learner centered. We will discuss the various ways faculty developers can use self-assessment rubrics, and problems that can arise when administrators use formative evaluations as summative measures to make high-stakes decisions.

By Design: Grassroots Development for Strategic Gains

drupal — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 12:34:32 -0600

Virginia Tech's Faculty Development Institute, Graduate Education Development Institute, and Center for Innovation in Learning represent substantive, long-term investments in faculty creativity. This presentation will describe a program suite that supports opportunities for systematically rethinking teaching and using technology to benefit learning across curricula and in strategically targeted instructional arenas.
WINNER: 2005 EDUCAUSE Award for Systemic Progress in Teaching & Learning. Award sponsored by WebCT, An EDUCAUSE Gold Partner.

Evolving Faculty Development: A Model for Responding to Change

drupal — Fri, 20 Aug 2004 11:20:21 -0500

A major challenge in faculty development is moving faculty from technical skills training to consideration of the pedagogical potential and implications of digital technologies. One university's seven-year evolution from skills training to curricular development to technology-infused pedagogical design will provide a model for structuring faculty development efforts at other institutions.

Faculty Instructional Development Labs: Now That You've Built Them, Are They Coming?

drupal — Fri, 20 Aug 2004 14:06:30 -0500

Faculty need instructional and technical support for their efforts to improve learning by incorporating new and emerging computer, Web, and multimedia technologies and pedagogies into their courses. Two universities share experiences, via virtual tours of their faculty teaching and learning labs, in providing and marketing faculty support services and facilities.