Learning to Teach, Teaching to Learn

1. Learning to Teach, Teaching to Learn Iowa State University Teaching Seminar August, 2003 Center for Teaching Excellence and Graduate College www.iastate.edu

2. Corly Brooke _____________________ Associate Vice Provost and Director of Center for Teaching Excellence Professor of Human Development and Family Studies cbrooke@iastate.edu CTE: Center For Teaching Excellence

3. Credits • Dr. Howard Shapiro, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Programs • Dr. Mary Huba, Professor of Education

4. How do we understand learning today? • An active search for meaning by the learner • Constructing knowledge rather than passively receiving it • Shaping as well as being shaped by experiences • (Joint Task Force on Student Learning, 1998, Powerful Partnerships: A Shared Responsibility for Learning, <http://www.aahe.org>)

5. Knowledge is transmitted from professor to student Students passively receive information Teaching and assessing are separate Culture is competitive and individualistic Students construct knowledge Students are actively involved Teaching and assessment are intertwined Culture is cooperative, collaborative and supportive Paradigm shiftTeacher-Centered to Learner-CenteredHuba and Freed, Learner-Centered Assessment on College Campuses. Allyn&Bacon 2000 (CTE library)

6. What impact has this paradigm shift had at Iowa State University?

7. Creation of Center for Teaching Excellence and Project LEA/RN Introduction of outcomes assessment Explosion of learning communities Formulation of new P&T Policy (Scholarship of Teaching) Institutional Learning Experiences at Iowa State in the ‘90s

8. Creation of Vice Provost for Undergraduate Programs Implementation of revised university strategic plan Development of a plan for innovative communication instruction ISUComm Enrollment in AAHE/Carnegie Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Initiative Institutional Learning Experiences (cont’d)

9. New Strategic Plan 2000-2005 Development of a Preparing Future Faculty program for graduate students Building stronger Academic Affairs/Student Affairs relationships Learning Communities ranked fifth in the nation Faculty Senate conference on SoTL Institutional Learning Experiences (cont’d)

10. Learning Discovery Scholarship Engagement Iowa State University’s Strategic Plan Supports a Collaborative Culture of Teaching and Learning

11. What is the connection to the scholarship of teaching? “Just as students must be actively engaged in formulating their own learning questions and thinking critically about them, so teachers must be actively engaged in formulating their own questions about learning and the impact of teaching upon it.” (Cross & Steadman,1996, Classroom Research: Implementing the Scholarship of Teaching, p. 2).

12. Our vision for the scholarship of teaching and learning on campus Everyone becomes a learner Learning is more deeply understood Community is created around teaching New understandings about roles and rewards emerge A collaborative, learner-centered culture is created

13. Building Collaborations Student Affairs University Strategic Plan Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Academic Affairs New P&T Policy Center for Teaching Excellence Learning Communities Faculty Senate

14. So… how do we learn to teach and teach to learn?

15. Center for Teaching Excellencehttp://www.cte.iastate.edu/ • Our mission is to promote learning and the scholarship of teaching at Iowa State University. At the CTE we are creating a new enthusiasm for teaching and learning by encouraging dialogue and teamwork. We offer advice, resources, and a forum for discussions as well as scholarly support for continued learning. And we actively build partnerships across the university to further enhance learning.

16. Reflect on your past learning situations and the teachers involved. Identify 3-4 teacher behaviors that contributed to your learning Write those behaviors on a sheet of note paper Share your ideas with a partner. Complete this in 5 minutes. Think/Write/Pair/Share

17. Effective Teaching Behaviors in the College Classroomchapter by Harry G. Murray in Effective Teaching in Higher Education: Research and Practice, edited by Perry and Smart, 1997 Agathon Press, CTE Library • Enthusiasm/Expressiveness • Clarity of Explanation • Rapport/Interaction • Organization

18. Principles of Good PracticeChickering & Gamson • Encourage student-faculty contact • Develop reciprocity and cooperation among students • Use active learning techniques

19. Principles of Good Practicecont’d • Give prompt feedback • Emphasize time on task • Communicate high expectations • Respect diverse talents and ways of learning

20. Use student pictures on Access Plus. Iowa State University Plan carefully for the first day. Less is More! Ask for assistance and come to CTE events. Work closely with Student Affairs Five Quick tips from Corly

21. Making the Most of College by Richard Light, CTE library Doug Gruenewald, Assistant Director of Residence and co-Director of Iowa State Learning Communities Dean of Students Office - Iowa State University ISU ~ Department of Residence Student Affairs and Academic Affairs

22. The Courage to Teachby Parker Palmer, 1998, Jossey-Bass Bests wishes to you all for a successful semester!