We we received renewed for the 2012-2013 school year to continue our discussion groups. Here is the proposal submitted to the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.<\/p>\n
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Dr. Brian Conniff
\nDean of the College of Arts and Sciences
\nThe University of Scranton
\nScranton, PA 18510<\/p>\n
Re: Continuation of the transformative pedagogy cohort<\/p>\n
Dear Dr. Conniff:<\/p>\n
At an institution like The University of Scranton, teaching and pedagogy takes the highest priority for members of the faculty. \u00a0Our university is driven and sustained by quality education delivered to quality students. \u00a0In order to capitalize and build upon that priority, the undersigned faculty, are seeking resources to continue their exploration of enhancing the classroom experience for both faculty and student. \u00a0Below, we list some of the things that we feel are important to improving that experience, as well as some of the goals that our cohort achieved by the start of the Fall 2012 academic semester.<\/p>\n
Regular Pedagogy Lunch Meetings<\/strong> External Speakers<\/strong> Peer Classroom Evaluation<\/strong> Videotaped Class Sessions for Evaluative Purposes<\/strong> Conference\/Webinar Attendance <\/strong> Books and other Pedagogy Resources<\/strong> Resource List\/Wiki<\/strong> 2011-2012 Budget Estimate<\/strong> Sincerely,<\/p>\n Jeremy Sepinsky We we received renewed for the 2012-2013 school year to continue our discussion groups. Here is the proposal submitted to the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. ———- Dr. Brian Conniff Dean of the College of Arts and … Continue reading
\nOne of the most valuable aspects of a cohort such as this has been the free-sharing of ideas. \u00a0We plan to have lunch meetings twice a month to discuss our experiences, experiments, and ideas regarding pedagogy. \u00a0At these meetings, we will also plan the group\u2019s activities and check on each other\u2019s progress.<\/p>\n
\nWe would like to bring in experienced pedagogy researchers who are studying methods that we will consider incorporating in our classes. \u00a0We are interested in working with the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence (CTLE) in making these events open to the university community. \u00a0Last year’s speaker (Benjamin R. Cohen of Lafayette College) drew 20 attendees.<\/p>\n
\nWe found that one of the most useful things to improve our teaching has been honest, constructive, peer evaluation of our classroom performance. \u00a0We arrange regular classroom visits from other cohort members to evaluate our teaching methods. Dr. Meier and Professor Fay plan to use Stephen Brookfield\u2019s Critical Incident Questionnaire in their classrooms this Fall. \u00a0This questionnaire is designed to allow the professor to determine how their students are experiencing their learning as well as the professor\u2019s teaching. Dr. Sepinsky is piloting the new lecture capture capabilities in LSC and will be exploring these for both evaluative and pedagogical purposes.<\/p>\n
\nSimilar to the peer evaluations above, we like to evaluate our own teaching styles from a third-person perspective. \u00a0Last year, we video recorded at least one lecture per group member and viewed it as a group to provide constructive criticism. We will continue this process this year.<\/p>\n
\nThere are a number of conferences and webinars available which focus specifically on teaching and learning. \u00a0We hope that each member can attend at one conference focusing on novel teaching methods during the 2011-2012 academic year.<\/p>\n
\nThere are a number of physical, electronic, and\/or technological resources that can be used to transform the classroom into a more interactive and useful learning environment. \u00a0We are seeking support in each of these ways for materials that would be guided by our conference attendance and pedagogy research.<\/p>\n
\nWe feel it is important to document our progress and will be creating a wiki or similar resource page to make it available to any other interested persons in the university community.<\/p>\n
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\nTara Fay
\nKathryn Shively Meier
\nPatrick Clark
\nJessica Nolan
\nJennifer Cutsforth <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"