learner centered teacher development to evoke excellence among students
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Learner-Centered Teacher Development to Evoke
Excellence Among Students Beata Jones, John Zubizarreta, Marca Wolfensberger
[email protected], [email protected] [email protected]
June 3, 2016, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Utrecht Honours Conference 2016: Honours Futures
Welcome!
Marca Wolfensberger, Ph.D. John Zubizarreta, Ph.D. Beata Jones, Ph.D.
Hello! Nice to Meet You…• My name is…..
• I am from the ___ college/school/dept.
@ ______ university in _____.
• This session is relevant to me because …
Agenda
Motivation
Creating Significant Learning Experiences
Learner-Centered Teacher Development
Activity
Motivation
How Do YOU Keep Learning?
Motivation
Teacher development has a demonstrable impact on student
learning (Flaherty, 2016)
“Faculty development has become a priority at many academic
institutions as a way to improve the quality of academic programs and to respond to emerging faculty, student,
program, and industry needs” (Shahid, 2013)
Do YOU Agree That Teacher’s Development Has Impact on Student Learning?
Creating Significant Learning Experiences
Self-Directed Guide to Designing Significant Learning Experiences
What Might be a Reasonable Goal for a Teacher Development Workshop?
Our Honors Faculty Institute ObjectiveAt the end of the institute, the participants will be able to:
Design and implement an effective honors course, based on honors pedagogy research, by integrating ideas presented in readings and at the institute.
Learner-Centered Teacher Development
Blended
Rooted in honors pedagogy
Mimics course environment required for honors courses at home institutions
Mimic Home Institution Environment
What Can You Do to Mimic A Home Institution Environment at the Workshop?
Evidence-Based Honors Pedagogy
Offering Bounded Freedom
Creating Community
Enhancing Academic
Competence
Wolfensberger, 2012Image source: https://emtaylorblog.wordpress.com
Enhancing Academic/Teaching Competence
1. Depth of Learning:a. Challenging Tasksb. Researchc. Creative Endeavors
2. Breadth of Learning:a. Multi-perspectivesb. Interdisciplinaryc. Integrative d. Academic & Societal
What Could You Ask the Faculty to Do to Enhance Their Academic Competence?
Offering Bounded Freedom
1. Choices2. Flexibility3. Experimentation4. Self-regulation5. Passion6. Co-production7. Innovative Pedagogies
How Could You Offer Bounded Freedom to Faculty@ the Workshop?
Creating Community
1. Teacher Behavior:a. Engagementb. Joyc. Inspirationd. Interest in Studentse. Availability
2. Building Relationships:a. Feedbackb. Interactionc. Active Learning
How Could You Create a Community at the Workshop?
City As Text™ Active Learning
– an approach to engaging students in thinking about their own way of seeing and understanding what they see, as they map the world around them.
ePortfolio-based Blended Learning
https://hfi.digication.com/FacultyInstitute/Home/published https://hfi.digication.com/FacultyTemplate2016/Home/published
Why Use an ePortfolio Platform?
Further Notes on Our Learner-Centered Pedagogy
The sessions were designed to include a brief “framing presentation,” with some time for discussion/activity and writing in the e-portfolio.
The facilitators were prepared to diverge at any moment to allow colleagues help direct the framing of the institute & change the planned agenda based on formative feedback.
Early Signs of Effectiveness “It has been a great
experience to participate in this
institute. Thank you for the dream to do it!”
“Thank you for your fantastic input and
incredible hard work and commitment.”
“Great inspiration….”
Activity
In Pairs: Identify Key Pedagogical Challenges in Honors
Square the Pair: Identify Key Pedagogical Challenges in Honors
Report Out
Reflect
Questions
References
• Fink, D. (2013). Creating significant learning experiences: An integrated approach to designing college courses. San Francisco, CA:Jossey-Bass.
• Flaherty, C. (2016). Professors can learn to be more effective instructors. Inside Higher Education. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/02/10/new-study-suggests-faculty-development-has-demonstrable-impact-student-learning?
• Shahid, A. (2013, December 17). A checklist for effective faculty development programs. Faculty Focus.
• Wolfensberger, M. V. (2012). Teaching for Excellence: Honors Pedagogy Revealed. Waxmann Verlag. Retrieved from: http://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/261033/wolfensberger.pdf?sequence=2
• Yee, K. (2015). Learner-centered faculty development. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2015: 99–107. doi: 10.1002/tl.20166
Thank You!
Marca Wolfensberger, Ph.D. John Zubizarreta, Ph.D. Beata Jones, Ph.D.