From Initial Design to Final Assessment: Increased Learning through Intentional Pedagogy

1. From Initial Design to Final Assessment:Increased Learning through Intentional Pedagogy April 4, 2013 Indianapolis, Indiana

2. Welcome! Angelito "Lito" de Leon David “My Reflections

3. Thank you! Special thank you to : • AKD • NCSA • ASA Teaching and Learning Section • NCSA conference staff • Today’s presenters! • And to YOU for being here!

4. Opening Activities • Worksheet #1 – Key Concepts • Worksheet #2 – Techniques for Assessing Prior Knowledge: Key Concepts

5. Recap • Take away points: • 1. • 2. Questions I still have… Birch tree oil painting by Niki Gulley

6. Begin at the End: Intentional Course Design • How do we define success? • Note card

7. How do you define success? On note card: • What would need to have happened today for you to feel that this workshop was a success? (Expectations for presenters, content and self?)

8. Workshop Objectives/Outcomes At the end of this session participants will: • I have increased knowledge about how to design my courses in order to maximize learning • Have acquired concrete examples of techniques they can apply in their classes. • Have considered overarching processes/ideas that will inform future teaching choices. • Be able to identify and contact other enthusiastic scholarly teachers. • Express a commitment to involvement in AKD & the T&L sections of NCSA & ASA.

9. Begin at the End: Intentional Course Design • Worksheet #3 • What would a successful student “look like” at the end of your course? • Content mastery • Skill development • Attitudinal and behavioral changes

10. Recap • Take away points: • 1. • 2. • 3. Questions I still have… Anime “First Impressions”

11. Keynote Intentional Curriculum: The Importance of Teaching to the Cloud Kathy Rowell, Sinclair Community College

12. Recap • Take away points: • 1. • 2. Questions I still have…

13. Break • Take a deep breadth • Stretch • Meet someone new! Cast bronze female “Yoga Stretch”

14. Concurrent Roundtables: Round One • Table 1: Choosing Texts • Nancy Greenwood, Indiana University Kokomo • Table 2: Grading and Assessment • Rebecca Erickson, University of Akron • Table 3: Online Classes • Darlaine Gardetto, St. Louis Community College-Meramec • Table 4: Using Technology • Melinda Messineo, Ball State University • Table 5: Teaching Portfolio • Rebecca Bordt, DePauw University

15. Expert Learner & Scholarly Teacher Session Constructing a Meaningful Classroom Culture Leslie Wang, Saint Mary’s College

16. Lunch:Interest Group Discussions Table 1:“Work-Life Balance” Debra Swanson, Hope College Table 2:“Responding to Challenging Situations” Darlaine Gardetto, St. Louis Community College-Meramec Table 3:“Tips that Helped Me Survive” Rebecca Erickson The University of Akron Table 4: "Mentoring Faculty of Color" FayyazHussain, Michigan State University and Leslie Wang, Saint Mary’s College Table 5:“Managing Appointments Across Numerous Institutions” Kim Hennessee Sherman, Ball State University

17. Reflection and Refocus • Being Present Activity • Review your notes…Questions? • Where do you hope to be at the end? How can you get there? Christine Carmel - “Refocus”

18. Expert Learner & Scholarly Teacher Session The Curriculum: Where Does Your Course Fit In? Kathy Feltey, University of Akron

19. Small Group Discussion Worksheet #4 • **How can the study results inform your teaching choices? Provide an example. • **How does this experience reflect your own approaches to assigned readings?

20. Meet and Thank-Our-Sponsors • Jeff Chin Professor of Sociology &Carnegie National Scholar, Le Moyne College Past-Chair, ASA Teaching & Learning Secretary-Treasurer, Alpha Kappa Delta • Margaret Vitullo Academic and Professional Affairs Program, American Sociological Association

21. Concurrent Roundtables: Round Two • Table 1. Using Humor to Create a Sociological Identity • Table 2. Facilitating Learning through Discussion • Table 3. The "A" Word: Improving and Developing Curricular Assessment in Face of Resistance • Table 4. The Art of Games-Based Learning • Table 5. Teaching Controversial Topics with Team- Based Learning. • Table 6. Teaching & Learning in socioeconomically diverse classrooms. • Table 7. Unique Experiences of Community College Students: Dealing with External Factors

22. Next Steps, More Resources, Parting • Teaching Sociology • TRAILS • NCSA & ASA Teaching & Learning Section as your home.

23. Continue the conversation… “Authors Meet Critic” Greenwood and Howard, Friday 9:30am “The Core of Sociology” Ballantine, Friday 11am Professional development certification

24. Seminar Closing Thank you for being here! “Goodbye Dorothy” by Denise Harrelson

25. Planning Committee Members: • Becky Erickson • Melinda Messineo • Special thanks to Jeff Chin & Joyce Lucke

26. Thank you! • AKD • NCSA • ASA Teaching & Learning • NCSA conference staff • Today’s presenters! • And to YOU for being here!