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Teaching & Learning Workshops + Public Health 101 Implementation

. Teaching & Learning Workshops + Public Health 101 Implementation. School of Public Health and Information Sciences Friday, March 25, 2011 12:15-14:15. Agenda. Introduction – Pete Walton (15 minutes) Why integrate the two? How? Brief overview of Public Health 101 – Walton (15)

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Teaching & Learning Workshops + Public Health 101 Implementation

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  1. Teaching & Learning Workshops+Public Health 101Implementation School of Public Health and Information Sciences Friday, March 25, 2011 12:15-14:15

  2. Agenda • Introduction – Pete Walton (15 minutes) • Why integrate the two? • How? • Brief overview of Public Health 101 – Walton (15) • Teaching & Learning Presentation: “Instructional Tools You Can Use NOW” Andrew L. Wright, Ph.D. College of Business

  3. T&L Workshop Objectives • Share best practices and emerging scholarship in teaching and learning • Strengthen a unit-wide culture of conversation about teaching and learning • Provide an interactive and collaborative learning experience • Offer participants concrete teaching strategies and “take-aways” for immediate implementation • Stay on track with i2a (Ideas to Action) expectations and requirements for the undergraduate degree

  4. What is Public Health 101? • It is a General Education course in Social and Behavioral Sciences. • Usually taken by undergrads in first 60 credit hours. • Where are we with PH-101? • Syllabus developed, course approved (3 credit hours) • Starts this Fall (August!), Tues & Thurs 08:00-09:15 • Text has changed, need course and class plans

  5. Why integrate the two? • It’s an ideal opportunity for discussions of teaching and learning using an example. • Our example: implementing Public Health 101 • Presenting public health in an integrated approach • Class plans using existing and innovative T&L techniques and tools • Course plans using existing technology • Simply put: Let’s get PH-101 done! • What better way to begin our discussions on teaching and learning than using T&L techniques as in integral part of the discussion?

  6. How are the two integrated? • Public Health 101 Working Group • Meets 1st Monday of each month to review and plan • Subgroups develop implementation plans for sections of the course • Subgroups present plans in workshops • Teaching & Learning Workshop Planning Group • Meets 2nd Thursday of each month to review and plan • Plans and promotes workshops with External Affairs • Integrated Teaching & Learning Workshops • Held 4th Friday of each month through October • First part: Presentation of section of course Updates of previously presented sections • Second part: Presentation of T&L techniques and ideas

  7. Brief overview of Public Health 101 • Parts that are pretty much done: • Description, Course Objectives, Policies, General Education Learning Outcomes • Student Evaluation • Five-minute class summaries with rubric • Exams (3) • Journal (electronic) with rubric • Essay with rubric • Field trip (extra credit) • Text – changed after syllabus completed

  8. Brief overview of Public Health 101 • Parts that are not done: • Classes and Topics – need to be redeveloped to utilize new text • Course and class implementation – need to be developed from scratch PHPH-101 Introduction to Public Health–SB syllabus

  9. How we’re getting PH-101 done • Public Health 101 Working Group • Course will have multiple subparts • Each subpart will be developed by a subgroup chaired by a member of the Working Group • Subgroup members will be: • Recruited by subgroup chairs • Volunteers • Let me know if you’re interested!

  10. Links • Public Health 101 Working Group site • PHPH-101 Introduction to Public Health–SB syllabus • Integration of Teaching & Learning Workshops + Implementation of Public Health 101 document

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