BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//University of Illinois//Web Services Calendar//EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T111300Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120215T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120215T120000 SUMMARY:Making Content Memorable and Transferrable using Narratives CREATED:20120110T110000Z DESCRIPTION:Human beings have a demonstrated affinity for stories\, and s ome of the world's best teachers are great storytellers.Whether your con tent is literal\, historical\, or metaphorical\, narratives can make oth erwise difficult ideas "stick" to students' minds.In this workshop\, we' ll explore the use of narratives to make content compelling\, memorable\ , and transferrable. LAST-MODIFIED:20120110T110000Z LOCATION:428 Armory CATEGORIES:Workshop CONTACT:Mike Evans 333-3370 ORGANIZER:evans23@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/836?key=200001012000010114718685 UID:14718685@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T111300Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120217T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120217T130000 SUMMARY:Interpreting ICES Student Ratings CREATED:20120104T110000Z DESCRIPTION:Are you teaching well? Do you understand ICES results? This w orkshop will explain the "Instructor & Course Evaluation System" (ICES) used at UI. We'll begin with selecting ICES items and releasing informat ion and end with interpreting ICES results. In between\, we'll investiga te research related to student ratings of instruction--which variables a ffect (or don't affect) ratings? How do ICES results relate to peer obse rvations or alumni surveys? Feel free to bring your own ICES results an d ask questions! LAST-MODIFIED:20120104T110000Z LOCATION:428 Armory Bldg CATEGORIES:Workshop CONTACT:Chris Migotsky 333-3490 ORGANIZER:migotsky@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/836?key=200001012000010114468413 UID:14468413@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T111300Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120221T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120221T170000 SUMMARY:Using Informal Early Feedback (IEF) CREATED:20120106T110000Z DESCRIPTION:Using informal early feedback (IEF) can help you learn about what is working--and what is not working--in your class at a time when y ou can make mid-course corrections before the semester is over. We will examine some basic forms that you can use and learn how to adapt them to make the feedback from your students even more useful. LAST-MODIFIED:20120106T110000Z LOCATION:2405 Siebel Center CATEGORIES:Workshop CONTACT:Sandy Finley 244-4436 ORGANIZER:sjfinley@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/836?key=200001012000010114552106 UID:14552106@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T111300Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120222T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120222T170000 SUMMARY:Graduate student workshop with Susan Ambrose\, Faculty Retreat pl enary speaker CREATED:20111222T110000Z DESCRIPTION:This is a special workshop session presented by Susan Ambrose \, the plenary speaker for the 2012 Faculty Retreat\, for our graduate s tudents. Dr\, Ambrose is Associate Provost for Education\, Director of t he Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence\, and Teaching Professor in the Department of History at Carnegie Mellon. She is co-author of How Learn ing Works: Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching (2010). Th e workshop is based on the principles identified in her book. These prin ciples are based on research evidence from the science of learning and t he science of instruction and can help us to determine what works and ho w it works. LAST-MODIFIED:20120109T110000Z LOCATION:314 Illini Union CATEGORIES:Workshop CONTACT:Cheelan Bo-Linn 333.3370 ORGANIZER:cbolinn@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/836?key=200001012000010113878152 UID:13878152@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T111300Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120223T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120223T133000 SUMMARY:Annual Faculty Retreat: Research-Based Principles for Smart Teach ing and Enhanced Learning CREATED:20111223T110000Z DESCRIPTION:The theme of this year's retreat is "Research-Based Principle s for Smart Teaching and Enhanced Learning." The principles are based on research evidence from the science of learning and the science of instr uction and can help us to determine what works and how it works. We are pleased to have Dr. Susan Ambrose\, Associate Provost for Education\, Di rector of the Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence\, and Teaching Profe ssor in the Department of History at Carnegie Mellon as the plenary spea ker. She has conducted national and international seminars and workshops for faculty and administrators. She has received funding from the Natio nal Science Foundation\, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation\, the Fund for t he Improvement of Postsecondary Education\, and the Lilly Endowment. Amb rose is co-author of How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching (2010). There will be many opportunities for partic ipants to engage in discussions and to expand upon the plenary talk. The retreat will offer interactive concurrent sessions\, poster sessions\, and lunch conversations. Professor and Head of Entomology May Berenbaum will be our lunch hour speaker. LAST-MODIFIED:20111223T110000Z LOCATION:Illini Union A/B CATEGORIES:Workshop CONTACT:Elaine Wolff 217.244.9687 ORGANIZER:wolff1@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/836?key=200001012000010113914266 UID:13914266@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T111300Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120227T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120227T163000 SUMMARY:Test Construction: Got Questions? CREATED:20120104T110000Z DESCRIPTION:Whether you plan on having your students write essays or take a multiple-choice exam\, the way you pose your test question can make a difference in their performance. This workshop will provide guidance on developing a test blueprint and tips on writing essay prompts and test questions. Participants will get hands-on experience editing and writing exam questions. Feel free to bring for review and discussion some test questions that you have written or seen. NOTE: This workshop covers test ing issues\, not grading issues\, although tips for effective grading ma y come up during discussion. If you're interested in grading\, you may w ish to attend "Designing a Grading Rubric" on Feb 9. LAST-MODIFIED:20120104T110000Z LOCATION:428 Armory Bldg CATEGORIES:Workshop CONTACT:Diana Steele 265-6248 ORGANIZER:dmsteele@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/836?key=200001012000010114459825 UID:14459825@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T111300Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120301T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120301T133000 SUMMARY:Using Students' Prior Knowledge to Help Learning CREATED:20120106T110000Z DESCRIPTION:"Learning results from what the student does and thinks and o nly from what the student does and thinks. The teacher can advance lerni ng only by influencing whet the student does to learn"(Herbert A. Simon\ , quoted in How Learning Works by S. A. Ambrose and others. In this sess ion\, we will discuss some of the basic ideas about how students learn\, looking for insights about teaching practice that can be gleaned from t heories of learning. The discussion of theory will stay at a fairly basi c level\, with the focus being on teaching practice. LAST-MODIFIED:20120106T110000Z LOCATION:428 Armory Building CATEGORIES:Workshop CONTACT:Sandy Finley 244-4436 ORGANIZER:sjfinley@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/836?key=200001012000010114558233 UID:14558233@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T111300Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120306T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120306T170000 SUMMARY:Writing your Teaching Philosophy Statement CREATED:20120110T110000Z DESCRIPTION:More and more institutions are asking for a teaching philosop hy statement in their applications. This statement should reflect you an d your teaching. In addition to helping define you in your job search\, the philosophy statement is the cornerstone of your teaching portfolio.M ost of you have contemplated developing a teaching philosophy statement\ , but might not know where to begin or how to start. This workshop will guide you through the necessary steps to arrive at a statement that trul y reflects your thoughts on teaching. With the help of some interactive activities\, you will begin crafting your own teaching philosophy statem ent.Those who are not getting ready for the job market\, but are interes ted in reflecting on their teaching may also find this workshop of inter est. LAST-MODIFIED:20120110T110000Z LOCATION:2405 Siebel Center CATEGORIES:Workshop CONTACT:333-3370 ORGANIZER:alsberg@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/836?key=200001012000010114724389 UID:14724389@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T111300Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120308T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120308T133000 SUMMARY:Going Beyond "Practice Makes Perfect": Key Features of Practice a nd Feedback CREATED:20120103T110000Z DESCRIPTION:You develop a variety of assignments to help your students ma ster the concepts... yet they still make the same mistakes on the exam. You carefully provide feedback on their papers and then the next set of papers isn't that much of an improvement. What is happening? Authors of "How Learning Works" state that maximum learning occurs when students en gage in practice that:focuses on a specific goal or criterionhas an appr opriate level of challengeis of sufficient quantity and frequency and ac companied by explicitfeedback.Join us as we learn strategies to make the learning-teaching process more effective. LAST-MODIFIED:20120110T110000Z LOCATION:428 Armory CATEGORIES:Workshop CONTACT:Cheelan Bo-Linn 333.3370 ORGANIZER:cbolinn@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/836?key=200001012000010114425685 UID:14425685@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T111300Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120312T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120312T133000 SUMMARY:Creating a Teaching Philosophy Statement that Describes and Docum ents Your Teaching CREATED:20120109T110000Z DESCRIPTION:Teaching philosophy statements are requested for a variety of reasons: job applications\, teaching awards\, grant proposals\, and for mal evaluations. On our campus\, faculty submit a teaching statement as part of the promotion and tenure packet and for the annual review in man y of the departments. A teaching statement that accurately describes and documents your teaching\, in addition\, your philosophy\, can promote r eflection and new approaches for teaching. Based on the experiences of a n administrator and a faculty developer\, the presenters will share the characteristics of effective teaching statements and the most common are as where they can be improved. This interactive workshop will be helpful to those who want to begin or create their teaching philosophy statemen ts. This session is targeted for faculty\, but any may attend. Resources and handouts provided. LAST-MODIFIED:20120109T110000Z LOCATION:428 Armory Building CATEGORIES:Workshop CONTACT:Cheelan Bo-Linn 333.3370 ORGANIZER:cbolinn@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/836?key=200001012000010114713064 UID:14713064@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T111300Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120313T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120313T163000 SUMMARY:Making Sense of it All: Using Concept Maps for Teaching and Learn ing CREATED:20120106T110000Z DESCRIPTION:In How Learning Works\, 7 Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching\, Susan Ambrose and her colleagues identify the following prin ciple: "How students organize knowledge influences how they learn and ap ply what they know."Students often struggle to connect new concepts to w hat they already know. Concept mapping can help students make sense of c omplex information by providing a means of organizing and representing k nowledge. A visual format can help students gain an overview of the conc epts being studied. Concept maps can be used as a tool for learning\, fo r teaching\, and for assessment. In this interactive session\, you will learn about these different ways to use concept maps in your course. LAST-MODIFIED:20120106T110000Z LOCATION:428 Armory Building CATEGORIES:Workshop CONTACT:Sandy Finley 333-3370 ORGANIZER:sjfinley@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/836?key=200001012000010114558198 UID:14558198@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T111300Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120329T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120329T160000 SUMMARY:Crafting Learning Outcomes to Guide Your Teaching and Motivate Yo ur Students CREATED:20120110T110000Z DESCRIPTION:Identifying and clearly stating learning outcomes at multiple stages of course development\, from syllabus creation to classroom acti vity planning\, helps to focus not only your teaching but also student's expectations in the classroom. This workshop will provide an overview f or identifying and writing specific learning objectives at various scale s of a course creation\, and how to implement them to develop a plan for assessment and instruction. LAST-MODIFIED:20120110T110000Z LOCATION:428 Armory CATEGORIES:Workshop CONTACT:Sarah M. Rowe 333-3370 ORGANIZER:smrowe@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/836?key=200001012000010114715874 UID:14715874@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T111300Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120402T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120402T140000 SUMMARY:Case-based Teaching for (International) Service-learning CREATED:20120105T110000Z DESCRIPTION:Workshop details forthcoming...  For scholarship of engagemen t news and resources\, see engagedillinois.blogspot.com LAST-MODIFIED:20120105T110000Z LOCATION:428 Armory Bldg (southwest corner of the Armory) CATEGORIES:Workshop CONTACT:Valeri Werpetinski 333-3370 ORGANIZER:werpetin@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/836?key=200001012000010114515871 UID:14515871@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T111300Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120405T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120405T170000 SUMMARY:Building Community in the Classroom - an Intercultural Approach CREATED:20120110T110000Z DESCRIPTION:Exposure to and reflection on the cultural values\, assumptio ns\, and behavior of others ultimately encourages us to reflect on our o wn. While learning about the cultural patterns of others facilitates bui lding positive intercultural relations in academic settings\, reaching t his goal also requires that we examine and understand the degree to whic h our behavior and communication styles are based on cultural learning t hat is buried deep in our experience. This workshop is designed to be bo th informative and reflective and will hopefully lead to discussion both during and after the workshop. LAST-MODIFIED:20120110T110000Z LOCATION:428 Armory Bldg. CATEGORIES:Workshop CONTACT:333-3370 ORGANIZER:alsberg@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/836?key=200001012000010114727204 UID:14727204@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T111300Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120409T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120409T170000 SUMMARY:Creating Effective Student Teams and Team Assignments CREATED:20120103T110000Z DESCRIPTION:With the increased demand for students to work effectively in teams\, many instructors have implemented short-term and semester-long team projects in their courses. There are many benefits derived from thi s type of cooperative learning strategy if key issues are addressed. Wha t are some of the considerations for making this a valuable learning exp erience? How should teams be created? What are important skills that stu dents should learn? What makes a good team assignment? How do we assess team work?We'll address these questions and more in this highly interact ive workshop. Handouts with sample assessment forms will be provided. LAST-MODIFIED:20120103T110000Z LOCATION:428 Armory CATEGORIES:Workshop CONTACT:Cheelan Bo-Linn 333.3370 ORGANIZER:cbolinn@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/836?key=200001012000010114422897 UID:14422897@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T111300Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120502T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120502T170000 SUMMARY:Service-Learning & Social Entrepreneurship Showcase CREATED:20120105T110000Z DESCRIPTION:Network and learn about new opportunities in this poster sess ion featuring service-learning and social entrepreneurship in action. Al l students\, faculty\, staff\, and community members are welcome!Call fo r Posters--To Be Announced Any member of the campus community is eligibl e to submit a proposal\, which may include non-University partners as pr esenters. The following topics will be considered:Academic service-learn ing course or projects\, including community-engaged research that invol ves students in reflection and actionCo-curricular service-learing progr ams (not volunteerism or philanthropy)Academic service-learning courses with an emphasis on social entrepreneurshipCo-curricular social entrepre neurship initiatives that involve students in real community-engaged pro jectsQuestions? Contact Valeri Werpetinski at werpetin@illinois.edu or 3 33-3370. LAST-MODIFIED:20120207T110000Z LOCATION:Illini Union Rooms A & B CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Valeri Werpetinski 333-7158 ORGANIZER:werpetin@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/836?key=200001012000010114518649 UID:14518649@illinois.edu END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR