Faculty Invited to Attend Special Keynote Address on May 14
Getting Better As Teachers: Five Transformative Teaching Practices
by Dr. Dee Fink
Award Winning Teacher and Noted Author of Creating Significant Learning Experiences for College Classrooms: An Integrated Approach to Designing College Courses (2003)
Mon., 5/14, 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM, in CHHS 376
How do we design courses that challenge students to higher levels of learning? How can we get students to be more active participants in the learning process? How do we structure learning activities, assessment, and feedback to be meaningful and engaging and to foster student success? How do we reorient students about learning and about themselves? These are the difficult challenges we face at UNC Charlotte as we seek to better serve our students and the institution.
Dr. Dee Fink is in high demand as a consultant in higher education (www.finkconsulting.info) and was previously the founding director of the Instructional Development Program at the University of Oklahoma (1979-2005). Dee has been a past President of the Professional and Organizational Development (POD) Network in Higher Education, the largest faculty development organization in the United States. While serving as director of the Instructional Development Program at Oklahoma, he led workshops for faculty on numerous topics related to college teaching, and in the last several years, he has led numerous workshops at conferences and campuses in the US, Canada, Mexico, the Middle East, and Asia, primarily on integrated course design, what campus leaders can do to promote better teaching and learning across campus, and team-based learning.
An award winning teacher, Dr. Fink was the University of Oklahoma recipient of the national teaching award presented by the American Association of Higher Education (AAHE), the Jaime Escalante “Stand and Deliver” Award in 1989, and also won the Outstanding Faculty Award, College of Liberal Studies in 1992. His most recent major publication is Creating Significant Learning Experiences for College Classrooms: An Integrated Approach to Designing College Courses (Jossey-Bass: 2003), which is widely used throughout higher education.
The entire campus community is invited for this special event.
We hope you will attend!
Sponsored by:
Center for Teaching and Learning and Academic Affairs as part of the Top 40 Freshman Success Academy.
Faculty Fellows in CTL, Spring '12
Did you know that CTL has three new faculty fellows this year, all of whom are available to meet with you to discuss anything related to teaching? All are accomplished veterans in the UNC Charlotte teaching community.
Concepcion Godev
Concepcion Godev hails from the Languages and Culture Studies Department, and her interests include course redesign, teaching large courses, SOTL research, student motivation, time management, and more. [See more about Concepcion and her availability.]
Nancy Cooke
Nancy Cooke, from the College of Education, provides professional development for faculty addressing pedagogy, instructional design, and other topics that impact student learning and faculty satisfaction with their courses. She also leads the peer observation program. [See more about Nancy and her availability.]
Harish Cherukuri
Coming from the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science, Harish Cherukuri is interested in assessing various instructional technologies, integrating technology tools into the classroom, and working with faculty on developing and teaching 100% online and hybrid courses. [See more about Harish and his availability.]
