Facilitator: Taffeta Wood, Pedagogical Fellow

Date, Time, and Location: Thursday, January 23rd from 1:30pm-3pm in AIRB 1030

Mosaic assessment can promote students progression from surface learning to deep learning while gamified scoring of such assessments can promote engagement and student ownership over their progress in a positive and rewarding learning community. In this workshop we will collaboratively discuss and create a plan for using mosaic assessment in your teaching. Mosaic assessment in our workshop refers to giving your students multiple ways of demonstrating their understanding of content over time via different types of evidence. These include but are not limited to: role-playing, written reflections, mini-Ted Talks, quizzes and tests, creative projects as well as papers written via multiple drafts. As many of us already incorporate these multiple opportunities to demonstrate learning for our students, this workshop will also include how to leverage gamification to promote student engagement and motivation. Neuro-cognitive aspects of learning, particularly spaced learning, will be highlighted. The goal of our workshop is to promote your students’ learning and your understanding of their learning via multiple forms of assessment to guide your instruction. Workshop attendees will demonstrate their learning by completing a mini syllabus incorporating mosaic assessment OR by reworking a previously completed syllabus of their choosing. Please bring syllabi you are currently writing or would like to rewrite. OR, join us with nothing in hand and we will support you in the creation of a mini-syllabus that incorporates mosaic assessment.

Feel free to bring your lunch!

** This workshop partially meets the How People Learn requirement for the Certificate in Teaching Excellence.

Facilitator: Thomas Colclough, Pedagogical Fellow

Date, Time, and Location: Friday, February 7th from 1:30pm-3pm in AIRB 1030

This workshop aims to provide participants opportunities to explore a variety of online instructional tools, and how to infuse these into their classroom. We’ll focus primarily on discussion boards and using video technology, with an emphasis on incorporating these tools into discussion sections. By the end of the workshop, participants will 1) Create a discussion board on Canvas, 2) Practice using video technology to deliver a topic online, and 3) Have experience using a variety of online instructional tools and identify where they might be used effectively.

Feel free to bring your lunch!

** This workshop partially meets the Instructional Technology requirement for the Certificate in Teaching Excellence.

Facilitator: Anna Setyaeva, Pedagogical Fellow

Date, Time, and Location: Friday, February 28th, from 1:30pm-3pm in AIRB 1030

Disability takes many shapes and forms, and many disabilities are invisible. In this workshop we will discuss how to address the question of physical and learning disabilities in lesson planning to ensure that each student is included in the learning process and feels supported by the instructor. After the workshop, you will be able to name and describe the five most common disabilities that the UCI students have and develop a toolkit of strategies that will help you better accommodate these students’ diverse needs.  The workshop will provide you with an opportunity to draft an inclusive lesson plan for your discussion section/ laboratory meeting and discuss it with your colleagues.

Feel free to bring your lunch!

** This workshop partially meets the Diversity requirement for the Certificate in Teaching Excellence.