SEARCH:

Here's a look back at the 2003 Symposium...

Assessment as a Mechanism for Learning: Value and Coherence for ESF

7^th College-wide

Symposium on Teaching, Learning, and Technology

Friday, February 14, 2003
PROGRAM

This annual Symposium, sponsored by Faculty Governance, Academic Affairs and the Office of the President, celebrates and explores faculty-driven approaches to instructional quality improvement. This year’s Symposium focused on Reflecting Critically on Our Teaching and Learning.Following are highlights of faculty, staff, undergraduate, and graduate student dialogue.

President Cornelius B. Murphy Jr. delivers the concluding remarks	Some of the questions raised at this Symposium were: How effective are we at developing critical thinking and lifelong learning? Are our instructional approaches adequate? Are we promoting inquiry-based and experiential learning? Are our graduates prepared to address multidisciplinary problems
Dr. George Kyanka and Kay Scott discuss the construction of the harp	Critical thinking and Instructional Approaches: Following the trail of important discoveries, discussing articles in class, employing relevant videos, citing “real-world” examples, student presentations, “show and tell” projects, and including critical thinking questions on exams promotes critical thinking among students. Looking beyond “ologies”, and balancing “content vs concepts” in courses is valued. The instructional structure is perceived as one in which there is “process-oriented faculty and goal-oriented students”.
Dean of Instruction and Graduate Studies, Dr. Dudley Raynal, addresses the conference	An excellent learning experience: Build in challenges/mistakes and open-ended issues Integrate theory and practice Use case study assignments to evaluate local issues Test skills by application
Provost William Tully and other faculty and students listen to the proceedings	Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary learning: We need to develop assessment techniques to evaluate problems cutting across various majors. Some faculty do provide multidisciplinary experiences. Engaging original research in the classroom provides the ideal milieu for multidisciplinary experience, but it cannot be achieved in a single class.
Ben Ballard, Lindi Quackenbush, Valerie Luzadis, Mike Farrell, and others discuss the issues	“Take Home” ideas and recommendations: Encourage questions, open-ended discussions, original ideas Emphasize “hands-on” experience, case-studies, projects Create “tool-box” workshops for faculty and GAs, Use feedback actively Start inquiry-based learning early

Seventh College-wide

Symposium on Teaching, Learning and Technology

Reflecting Critically on Our Teaching and Learning

11:50 – 2:15 pmFriday, February 14, 2003 Marshall Lounge

Sponsored by Faculty Governance, Academic Affairs, and the Office of the President

Registration and Lunch (pre-registration is required) will begin at 11:45

Welcoming Remarks
D. Steven Keller, Chair, Subcommittee on Instructional Quality, Provost William Tully

The Marriage of Art and Engineering
George Kyanka, Chair, Construction Management & Wood Products Engineering
Kay Scott, Harpist

Reflecting Critically on Our Teaching and Learning
Steve Keller, Chair, Subcommittee on Instructional Quality
Dudley Raynal, Dean of Instruction and Graduate Studies
Undergraduate Student, Graduate Student, Faculty and Staff Roundtable Discussion

Closing Remarks
President Neil Murphy

Contact Sharon Weis to register: 470-6817, syweis@esf.edu
Information on this, past Symposia, and other ESF instructional quality efforts is available at www.esf.edu/iq

Return to the Symposium Home Page