Introductions and Winter Break Readings

Dec 7

Listserv, QUBES Welcome & Onboarding

Assigned: Dec 8
Due: Dec 13

Assignment: Fellow Introductions and goals

Due: Jan 5

Winter Break Readings 

Adobe Connect Orientation

Jan 17 2:00 – 3:00 PM EDT

OR

Jan 18 2:00 – 3:00 PM EDT

Adobe Connect - Mandatory Practice Session

Unit 1: Learner-Centered Teaching: An Introduction

Due: Jan 29

Assignment: Pre-Webinar 1

Jan 31

1:00 – 3:00 PM ET

Webinar #1 – Learning-Centered Teaching: An Introduction
Julie Stanton, University of Georgia

Learning Goals:

• Distinguish between how experts (instructors) and novices (students) organize knowledge.
• Summarize how students can develop mastery in an area of study.
• Explain the value of metacognition in learning.
• Describe how students become self-directed learners.

Due: Feb 5

Assignment: Post-Webinar 1

Unit 2 & 3: Curriculum Design

Due: Feb 12

Assignment: Pre-Webinar 2

NEW DAY AND TIME:
Tuesday, February 13 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET – Speaker presentation with Miriam Segura-Totten 

CONTINUE TO HOLD: Wednesday, February 14 2:00 – 3:00 PM ET – Interactive session with mentor group

Webinar #2 – Curriculum Design, Part 1
Miriam Segura-Totten, University of North Georgia
Learning Goals:

• Explain the value of backward design in course development
• Summarize the role of learning outcomes in instruction.
• Evaluate the need for writing learning outcomes.
• Classify learning outcomes using Anderson and Krathwohl’s taxonomy table (based on Bloom’s taxonomy)
• Construct assessable learning outcomes

Due: Feb 19

Assignment: Post-Webinar 2

Due: Feb 26

Assignment: Pre-Webinar 3

Feb 28

1:00 – 3:00 PM ET

Webinar #3 – Curriculum Design, Part 2
Miriam Segura-Totten, University of North Georgia

Learning Goals:

• Describe different types of assessment
• Align learning outcomes with appropriate assessment type
• List characteristics of effective learning experiences
• Develop a course syllabi reflecting student learning outcomes and how they will be assessed

Due: Mar 5

Assignment: Post-Webinar 3

Unit 4 & 5: Active Learning: Principles and Practice

Due: Mar 12  

Assignment: Pre-Webinar 4

Mar 14

1:00 – 3:00 PM ET

Webinar #4 – Active Learning Principles & Practice, Part 1
John Buchner, University of Maryland

Learning Goals:

• Define and recognize active learning
• Distinguish student-centered teaching from instructor-centered teaching
• Defend the role of alignment in maximizing student learning
• Defend the value of group discussion in learning

Due: Mar 19

Assignment: Post-Webinar 4

Due: Mar 26

Assignment: Pre-Webinar 5

Mar 28

1:00 – 3:00 PM ET

Webinar #5 – Active Learning Principles & Practice, Part 2
John Buchner, University of Maryland

Learning Goals:

• Develop a repertoire of active learning group activities
• Utilize learning outcomes to align summative assessments with active learning activities

Due: Apr 2

Assignment: Post-Webinar 5

Unit 6: Writing a Teaching Philosophy Statement: Documenting Your Perspective on Teaching and Learning

Due: Apr 9

Assignment: Pre-Webinar 6

 Apr 11

1:00 – 3:00 PM ET

Webinar #6 – Writing a Teaching Philosophy Statement: Documenting Your Perspective on Teaching and Learning
Loretta Brancaccio-Taras, Kingsborough Community College of the City College of New York

Learning Goals:

• Define the term: teaching philosophy statement
• Become familiar with the thinking used to develop a teaching philosophy statement
• Identify the elements that should be included as part of a well-crafted teaching philosophy statement

Due: Apr 16

Assignment: Post-Webinar 6

Final Reflections & Close out

Due: Apr 25

Assignment: Final Reflection and Close out

April 30

Program Ends Eligible Graduates receive Certificates of Completion and join Science Teaching Fellows community