Florida Atlantic
University
"Teaching is an art and not a science. Yet, every artist needs a grounding in technique before setting to work, and there is no artist--or teacher--who cannot improve his or her skill." Peter Selden |
Facilitator Dr. R. Celeste Beck Home: 561 969-2984 Work: 561 862-4400 Fax: 561 862-4406 [email protected] |
Monday August 26,2002 4:20 - 7:00 FAU FLH 317 PBCC South Ad 106 Holiday - September 2 Holiday-November 11 Total 14 classes Last class December 9 |
Course Description
This course is about the teaching and
learning process in higher education settings. Approaches to enhancing
and improving the instructional process as well as related trends, issues,
and controversies confronting college teaching will be examined. The
course will explore (1) the necessary elements to lead the required change process
(2) policy development and methods of improving instruction in colleges, and (3)
faculty development centers for the improvement of college teaching. Included
will be discussions about transforming teaching and learning through technology.
Class will be
on line at : http://geocities.com/rceleste.geo/fau2.html
http://blackboard.fau.edu/
Required Texts
Johnson, S. (1998). Who
moved my cheese? New York: Putman
Weimer,M. (1990). Improving
College Teaching. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass
Draves, W. (2001). Teaching online. LERN 157722-027-7
September 2 Holiday
September 9 Class will be held in AD
106 PBCC South Campus
Barriers to improving college teaching:
Eliminating
the Barriers to Improving Teaching
Assignment: Read
Chapter 8-10 Improving College teaching
for next week
Improving
College Teaching by Peter Selden
Climate for improving Instruction
September 16
Policy Development and
methods of improving instruction in colleges.
Leadership for Teaching and Learning
Rewarding and Recognizing Community College Faculty
How to cultivate improvement efforts.
Learn the five step improvement process for approaching better teaching.
Assignment: Read:
Who
Moved My Cheese? for next week
September 23
How to deal with
change.
Guest Speaker: Dr. Patti Anderson Resistance to Change -
The Personality Type Connection.
Take the Kiersey Temperament
Sorter Myers/Briggs
Discussion: Who are you Sniff, Scurry, Hem or Haw? Discussion of
how Who Moved My Cheese? could be beneficial in improving instruction in
colleges.
Change
Move with the Cheese!
September 30
Creating the Climate for Teaching and Learning
What is motivation?
Goal Setting
Sources of Motivation
Implications of learning theories - 4 MAT
Individual Differences and the 4MAT System
Teacher
Roles and 4Mat
What are learning communities: Can they promote and optimize student learning.?
"Community colleges pride themselves on being "teaching institutions", concerned as no other form of formal schooling is with teaching a wide variety of students. But herein lies a paradox: few states require preparation in pedagogy or curriculum for teaching in the community colleges."
Read Teaching Online for next week
October 7
Transforming Teaching and Learning Though
Technology
Dr. Mann Ohio University: Educational Psychology and How to Improve
learning.
http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~mannd/mann_educause2002.pps
Using Technology
in the Classroom "What Happened to the Little Red School House?"
How the Internet is changing how we learn.
How online learning is different.
The future of online learning.
Evaluation of online classroom
October 14
Computer Lab
Making Web Pages - Come prepared to create a home page for a Faculty Development
Center or class. Have a few hyperlinks in mind.
Faculty/classroom Evaluation
How to evaluate
instruction
October 21
No Face to face class: Actual evaluation of instructors
October 28
Discussion of faculty evaluation
Student assessment
November 4
Student Presentations
4:30 - 5:30 Sheri
5:45 - 6:45 Blaine
Faculty Development Center
Teaching and Learning Centers
Come prepared to discus one program that you have reviewed online
November 11 Holiday
November 18 Related
Trends Issues and Controversies Confronting College Teaching
Student Presentations
4:30 - 5:30 Marlo
5:45 - 6:45 Nikki
November 25
Student Presentations
4:30 - 5:30 Edwin
5:45 - 6:45 Eric
December 2
Student Presentations
4:30 - 5:30 Maureen
5:45 - 6:45 Megan
December 9
Student Presentations
4:30 - 5:30 Stephani
Present final Faculty Expectation Statement
Present your idea of an ideal "program" or "activity" that
would improve Instruction in Colleges.
Grading Scale
Attendance, participation
|
420 points |
| Readings/web sites - 4@20points | 80 points |
| Faculty Expectations and Ideal ideal "program" or "activity" that would improve Instruction in Colleges. | 100 points |
| Topic Presentation | 400 points |
| Total | 1000 points |
Grading scale:
900-1000 = A
800 - 890 = B
700-790 = C
600 - 690 = D
599 or less = F
| Date | Name | Topic |
| November 4 | Sherri | Emotional Quotient |
| November 4 | Blaine | Multiple Intelligences |
| November 18 | Marlo | Facilities Improvement |
| November 18 | Nikki | Service Learning |
| November 25 | Edwin | Pedagogy Vs Andragogy |
| November 25 | Eric | Brain Mapping |
| December 2 | Maureen | Student Evaluation to Improve Instruction |
| December 2 | Megan | TA Instruction/ Adjunct Instructors |
| December 9 | Stephanie | Learning Communities |
