Welcome to our Pre-Conference Workshop facilitated by Regan Gurung & Beth Schwartz, the authors of: "Optimizing Teaching and Learning: Practicing Pedagogical Research"
Date: Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Time: 2:00 PM – 5: 45 PM
Fee: $35
This workshop will show participants how to best use the pedagogical literature to intentionally and systematically modify one's own teaching and measure the resulting changes in your students' learning. Using examples from across disciplines we will help participants surmount barriers to doing pedagogical research, plan out studies and ways to analyze findings, as well as ways to share the results. Designed for instructors at all levels in their career and ranging in experience with pedagogical research, we will modify our presentation to best fit the needs of the attendees and include a variety of topics including an outline of the defining characteristics of pedagogical research, a pragmatic guide on how to best use and do pedagogical research, best practices relating to key areas of teaching and learning, models of doing pedagogical research within various constraints (e.g., limited time and funding), and ethical concerns. Participants will have the opportunity to plan practical, useful projects for their own classes.
To learn more about the scholarship of teaching and learning, please visit the SoTL Commons website.
