{"137641":{"#nid":"137641","#data":{"type":"news","title":"CETL Offers  Course Design Studio","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMany faculty members know that they\u2019d like to try something different the next time they teach a particular course \u2014 but finding the time to devise a plan and turn it into reality can be a challenge.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThat\u2019s why the Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL) is offering an opportunity for faculty members to join forces with their peers for a new one-week Course Design Studio, July 16 to 20.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe all need to plan our courses anyway, so why not do it in an environment where you can get peer feedback?\u201d said Esther Skelley Jordan, a faculty development fellow with CETL who will be leading the studio. \u201cWhat is discussed each day will really be driven by whatever it is that attendees want to improve.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe studio will meet on campus from 9 a.m. until noon. Jordan will facilitate a discussion on best practices in course design, with an emphasis on areas of particular interest to the participants. Faculty will then devote time each afternoon to their own course redesigns, working individually to strengthen what they offer, and will report on their progress the next morning for feedback.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAll full-time faculty members are encouraged to attend. Participants should be committed to teaching the redesigned course during the fall semester and have the support of their school\/department chairs.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more information, contact \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:estherjordan@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJordan\u003C\/a\u003E or register \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cetl.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMany faculty members know that they\u2019d like to try something different the next time they teach a particular course \u2014 but finding the time to devise a plan and turn it into reality can be a challenge.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Many faculty members know that they\u2019d like to try something different the next time they teach a particular course \u2014 but finding the time to devise a plan and turn it into reality can be a challenge."}],"uid":"27445","created_gmt":"2012-06-25 15:40:26","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:12:26","author":"Amelia Pavlik","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-06-25T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-06-25T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.cetl.gatech.edu\/","title":"Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL)"}],"groups":[{"id":"1259","name":"Whistle"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"13286","name":"Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning"},{"id":"1601","name":"CETL"},{"id":"4416","name":"course design"},{"id":"1506","name":"faculty"},{"id":"3823","name":"learning"},{"id":"737","name":"teaching"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:estherjordan@gatech.edu%20\u0022\u003EEsther Skelley Jordan\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECenter for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}