Teaching in Higher Education Workshop

The synchronous portion of the Teaching in Higher Education course EDCI 606/706 will be made available to the Andrews University Faculty July 6-9 from 3:30-7:30 p.m.  Faculty are invited to attend the entire workshop (16 hours) or choose any number of days to attend in increments of two hours 3:30-5:30 or 5:30-7:30.  If faculty choose to register for one of the 8 sessions, the expectation is that they attend the entire session (2 hours). Attendance certificates will be available.

Day 1: Creating a safe and positive classroom climate

Teaching students during/after Covid-19
Trauma-informed education and care
Differentiated instruction
Creating safe and welcoming classrooms

Day 2: Backward design and assessment

Backward design
Resilient course design
Learners as partners
Formative assessment
Summative assessment

Day 3: Engaging activities

Principles of active-learning lesson design
10 pandemic proof active-learning activities
How to deal with students who are disengaged
Team-based learning

Day 4: Integration of faith and learning and trends teaching in higher education

Senior faculty panel

Faculty Wellbeing
Teaching
Service/faculty governance
Research

Current trends in higher ed panel