The Making of a T1 University
October 31, 2020
Your teaching matters. Make it matter more.
On Saturday, October 31, from 9:00am-12:30pm PST faculty and administrators will gather to share personal innovations in student-centered teaching. Topics will include evidence-based instructional practices, formative assessment, teaching with technology, equity and diversity, and creativity and cognitive demand. You can contribute to concurrent sessions that will be 10, 20, or 40 minutes long.
The conference is virtual and free via Zoom. Registration closes October 9, 2020.
Questions? Email Stephanie Salomone (salomone@up.edu) or Tara Prestholdt (holdt@up.edu)
To register for the event, please click here.
Your teaching matters. Make it matter more.
Topic ideas for session contributors:
- Evidence-based instructional practices
- Formative assessment
- Teaching with Technology
- Impacting department and university culture
- Equity and diversity
- Creativity
- Cognitive demand
Sessions include 10, 20, and 40 minute time frames, as well as a poster session. Sessions can take the form of structured discussions, presentations, round-tables, or interactive workshops. The poster session will include drop-in, breakout rooms for discussion.
Sample Symposium Schedule (all times Pacific):
9:00am-9:10am – Welcoming Remarks
9:10am-9:30am – Session I
9:30am-9:50am – Session II
9:50am-10:00am – Break
10:00am-10:10am – Keynote Karen Eifler
10:10am-10:50am – Keynote Workshop with Mariko Izumi
10:50am-11:00am – Break
11:00am- 11:40am – Session III
11:40am-11:50am – Session IV
11:50am-12:20pm – Poster Session and Small group discussion
12:20pm-12:30pm – Closing remarks