This workshop will explore local-level approaches to curriculum design that allows for greater integration and inclusion of non-native English students.

This session will also examine cultural bias in test construction, and ways to recognize and avoid cultural bias which may skew test results against international students.

We are living in an increasingly open and connected world. The ability to create, find, evaluate and ethically use different media content is more important than ever. In this workshop, learn about some steps you can take when designing your course to engage with your students on topics like copyright, fair use, and Creative Commons. We will also briefly discuss some tips for multimodal assignment creation.

The workshop will cover:

Finding content online: What media content is out there and how do you find it? The workshop will cover strategies for finding and evaluating images, video, audio, and course content (using Canvas Commons and other resources).

Remixing with simple multimedia tools: Once you have found content what can you do with it? We will look at some successful student remix projects made with resources at the Student Multimedia Design Center, and discuss how careful course design can help your students succeed.

Sharing your work: How do I share my work back to the Commons? Sharing is an essential part of the process (and legally required with some Creative Commons licenses). We will look at some of the popular platforms like Flickr, YouTube, Wikipedia, and Canvas Commons.

Some of the links mentioned in this session:

• SMDC website
• Multimedia Literacy guide
• Creative Commons Search
• Open Education Resources guide

Most data has a geographic component and visualizing the geographic component may reveal hidden patterns of interest to the researchers. This session will focus on the use of geospatial visualizations and data for project-based learning. Participants will receive a brief introduction to geographic information systems (GIS) available on campus including PolicyMap, ArcGIS Online and ESRI e-learning resources that can be utilized in the classroom. Laptops will be provided for those who wish to explore the resources.

Participants will also have an opportunity to hear how Theodore J. Davis, Jr, a professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations has used one such tool in the classroom. Dr. Davis will discuss how PolicyMap was leveraged into an assignment in which teams of students created a demographic profile of a city in order to investigate a policy area or problem. The assignment assisted students in learning spatial concepts, introduced students to data for problem solving and gave students the opportunity to work with a GIS program.

For CIRTL* program participants, but all graduate students and postdocs are welcome:
Join this meetup for an opportunity to reflect on the institute program. Participation is part of your CIRTL credit.

*About CIRTL:
UD is a new member of The Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL) network. CIRTL uses graduate education as the leverage point to develop future faculty committed to implementing and advancing effective teaching practices for diverse student audiences as part of successful professional careers. The goal of CIRTL is to improve the learning of all students, at every college and university. Although its original goal was to increase the diversity in STEM fields and the STEM literacy of the nation, it now welcomes participation from graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from all disciplines.

All participants will begin the day with a panel presentation and discussion with leading course designers from the University of Delaware.

Team-based learning offers promise to rethink and rejuvenate the traditional classroom. Participants will learn how to improve student engagement as well as encourage their students to come to class prepared.

Five Minutes of Fame is a fast-paced session where you can pick up several exciting ideas, technologies, projects, or resources, all in five minute doses.

Presentations can come from any faculty or staff participant at this winter’s institute. E-mail your idea to faculty-institute@udel.edu.

This workshop will explore techniques and strategies for engaging classroom activities and will introduce different approaches for classroom vs. online. Breakout groups will work with models and recommendations that are different for face-to-face classes compared to online delivery (e.g., through Canvas or Sakai).

Participants will focus on engagement strategies that support active learning strategies. The workshop will end with a reflection on how participants might apply these techniques to their own course.

This workshop will explore key concepts for designing effective presentations and will introduce different approaches for classroom vs. online presentations. Building upon educational and cognitive research, this session will offer specific techniques you can apply to any presentation. Breakout groups will work with models and recommendations that are different for in-person presentations compared to online delivery (e.g., through Canvas or Sakai).

Participants will focus on presentation methods that foster understandable and memorable learning experiences. The workshop will end with a reflection on how participants might alter their own presentations as they apply these techniques.

This session will be an introduction to Delivering Learning Experiences Online (DLEO), an online course for all those who teach at UD. Participants in this session will have the opportunity to continue with the online course for the remainder of winter session.

The course will assist you in transitioning content to an online environment regardless of the delivery modality of the course (face-to-face, blended or online). The program will provide you an opportunity to learn about and experience an online environment from a student’s perspective. To effectively create content for online use, it helps to have an authentic experience in this type of learning environment. While participating in online activities on this course, you will be considering and developing instructional and assessment techniques which can be incorporated into the design of your own courses. You will be expected to write goals and objectives, create learning modules, and prepare assessment techniques that demonstrate how your goals will be met.

For CIRTL* program participants, but all graduate students and postdocs are welcome:
Join this meetup for an opportunity to reflect on the institute program. Participation is part of your CIRTL credit.

*About CIRTL:
UD is a new member of The Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL) network. CIRTL uses graduate education as the leverage point to develop future faculty committed to implementing and advancing effective teaching practices for diverse student audiences as part of successful professional careers. The goal of CIRTL is to improve the learning of all students, at every college and university. Although its original goal was to increase the diversity in STEM fields and the STEM literacy of the nation, it now welcomes participation from graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from all disciplines.