Do you plan to redesign or teach a new course this year?  Do you have ideas about how to design it, but have yet to develop a complete plan? How about designing your course in a collaborative studio with opportunities to draw on peer feedback and CETL expertise? Join your colleagues in a course design studio.

The studio will be comprised of daily workshops on research-supported best practices in course design, lunch, and then studio/consultation time.  Participants will receive peer feedback from each other as they go.  The goal is to make significant progress in designing or redesigning a course in one week. 

Each workshop can stand on its own and participants may choose which ones to attend.  The Drop-In Design Studio and Consultation Hours are formatted for faculty to come and go as they please.  Registration is requested (but not required) to inform how many CETL consultants should be on site.

Course Design Studio Schedule at a Glance (PDF)
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WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS

The Aligned Course

Time: Monday, August 5, 10:00 - 12:00
Location: Clough 423
Facilitator: Dr. Esther Jordan, Learning Excellence - CETL

This workshop will provide an overview of research-based best practices in course design.  Particular emphasis will be placed on how to determine if your assignments, grading, lecture plans, and class activities are aligned with the learning goals that you want your students to achieve by the end of the course.  Lunch will be served after the workshop, at 12:00 p.m.  Register.

Drop-In Design Studio and Consultation Hours

Time: Monday, August 5, 12:30 - 3:15
Location: Clough 423
Consultants: CETL Staff

This studio session will provide participants with an opportunity to receive real time feedback on course alignment.  There are two options for participation:  1) Bring supporting documents for your course, and get immediate feedback.  2) Begin to design your course from scratch in the studio space, and elicit input.  The goal is for you to make significant progress on developing a plan for aligning your course in this session.  CETL staff will be available to consult with you during this time on any topic related to your course as well.  

The Drop-In Design Studio and Consultation Hours are formatted for faculty to come and go as they please.  Registration is requested (but not required) to inform how many CETL consultants should be on site. It is recommended that you bring your laptop to the studio. Register.

Course Learning Outcomes

Time: Tuesday, August 6, 10:00 - 12:00
Location: Clough 423
Facilitator: Dr. Esther Jordan, Learning Excellence - CETL

Well-crafted learning outcomes are the starting point of good course design.  This workshop will explore L. Dee Fink’s model of significant learning (2003) and participants will consider how to frame learning outcomes in a manner that lays the foundation for a course that leads to significant learning.  Lunch will be served after the workshop, at 12:00 p.m.  Register.

Drop-In Design Studio and Consultation Hours

Time: Tuesday, August 6, 12:30 - 3:15
Location: Clough 423
Consultants: CETL Staff

This studio session will provide participants with an opportunity to receive real time feedback on the design of learning outcomes for a course.  There are two options for participation:  1) Bring existing learning outcomes for your course, and get immediate feedback.  2) Begin to draft the learning outcomes for your course from scratch in the studio space, and elicit input.  The goal is for you to make significant progress on refining or creating your course learning outcomes in this session.  CETL staff will be available to consult with you during this time on any topic related to your course as well.  The Drop-In Design Studio and Consultation Hours are formatted for faculty to come and go as they please.  Registration is requested (but not required) to inform how many CETL consultants should be on site. It is recommended that you bring your laptop to the studio.  Register.

Assessment

Time: Wednesday, August 7, 10:00 - 12:00
Location: Clough 423
Facilitator: Dr. Esther Jordan and Dr. Tris Utschig, Learning Excellence - CETL

Assessment of student learning is more than just administering
and grading assignments.  This workshop will explore how assessments can be designed to do more than evaluate student performance.  Participants will consider how to get the most out of assessments – in terms of opportunities for students to learn and for you to collect better data on student learning.  Lunch will be served after the workshop, at 12:00 p.m.  Register.

Drop-In Design Studio and Consultation Hours

Time: Wednesday, August 7, 12:30 - 3:15
Location: Clough 423
Consultants: CETL Staff

This studio session will provide participants with an opportunity to receive real time feedback on the assessment elements of a course.  There are two options for participation:  1) Bring supporting assessment documents for your course, and get immediate feedback.  2) Begin to design the assessment elements for your course from scratch in the studio space, and elicit input.  The goal is for you to make significant progress on refining or creating your assessment plans in this session.  CETL staff will be available to consult with you during this time on any topic related to your course as well.  The Drop-In Design Studio and Consultation Hours are formatted for faculty to come and go as they please.  Registration is requested (but not required) to inform how many CETL consultants should be on site. It is recommended that you bring your laptop to the studio.  Register.

Teaching and Learning Activities

Time: Thursday, August 8, 10:00 - 12:00
Location: Clough 423
Facilitator: Dr. Esther Jordan, Learning Excellence - CETL

This workshop will provide a framework for helping students to achieve the learning outcomes of your course.  The workshop will explore options for scaffolding a course that meets students where they are and helps them progress in learning at the appropriate level of challenge, step by step, throughout the term.  Lunch will be served after the workshop, at 12:00 p.m.  Register.

Drop-In Design Studio and Consultation Hours

Time: Thursday, August 8, 12:30 - 3:15
Location: Clough 423
Consultants: CETL Staff

This studio session will provide participants with an opportunity to receive real time feedback on teaching and learning activities plans, from lecture plans to active learning ideas.  There are two options for participation:  1) Bring supporting lecture and/or active learning documents for your course, and get immediate feedback.  2) Begin to design your teaching and learning activity plans from scratch in the studio space, and elicit input.  The goal is for you to make significant progress on refining or creating teaching and learning activity plans in this session.  CETL staff will be available to consult with you during this time on any topic related to your course as well.  The Drop-In Design Studio and Consultation Hours are formatted for faculty to come and go as they please.  Registration is requested (but not required) to inform how many CETL consultants should be on site. It is recommended that you bring your laptop to the studio.  Register.

Integrating Course Elements to Increase Learning

Time: Friday, August 9, 10:00 - 12:00
Location: Clough 423
Facilitator: Dr. Esther Jordan, Learning Excellence - CETL

It is one thing to design each element of a course and another thing entirely to integrate those elements together and communicate them to students in a syllabus.  This workshop will discuss how to integrate the course elements you have developed this week, and present them in a syllabus in a way that gets the course off on the right foot from day one.  Lunch will be served after the workshop, at 12:00 p.m.  Register.

Drop-In Design Studio and Consultation Hours

Time: Friday, August 9, 12:30 - 3:15
Location: Clough 423
Consultants: CETL Staff

This studio session will be the culmination of our week’s work.  It will provide participants with an opportunity to integrate all of the elements of a course into a syllabus, and receive immediate feedback.  The goal is for you to make significant progress on refining or creating your syllabus in this session.  CETL staff will be available to consult with you during this time on any topic related to your course as well.  The Drop-In Design Studio and Consultation Hours are formatted for faculty to come and go as they please.  Registration is requested (but not required) to inform how many CETL consultants should be on site. It is recommended that you bring your laptop to the studio.  Register.

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