Learner-Centered Teacher Development to Evoke Excellence Among Students Beata Jones, John Zubizarreta, Marca Wolfensberger [email protected], j [email protected][email protected]June 3, 2016, Utrecht, the Netherlands Utrecht Honours Conference 2016: Honours Futures
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Learner-Centered Teacher Development to Evoke
Excellence Among Students Beata Jones, John Zubizarreta, Marca Wolfensberger
The sessions were designed to include a brief “framing presentation,” with some time for discussion/activity and writing in the e-portfolio.
The facilitators were prepared to diverge at any moment to allow colleagues help direct the framing of the institute & change the planned agenda based on formative feedback.
Early Signs of Effectiveness “It has been a great
experience to participate in this
institute. Thank you for the dream to do it!”
“Thank you for your fantastic input and
incredible hard work and commitment.”
“Great inspiration….”
Activity
In Pairs: Identify Key Pedagogical Challenges in Honors
Square the Pair: Identify Key Pedagogical Challenges in Honors
Report Out
Reflect
Questions
References
• Fink, D. (2013). Creating significant learning experiences: An integrated approach to designing college courses. San Francisco, CA:Jossey-Bass.
• Flaherty, C. (2016). Professors can learn to be more effective instructors. Inside Higher Education. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/02/10/new-study-suggests-faculty-development-has-demonstrable-impact-student-learning?
• Shahid, A. (2013, December 17). A checklist for effective faculty development programs. Faculty Focus.
• Wolfensberger, M. V. (2012). Teaching for Excellence: Honors Pedagogy Revealed. Waxmann Verlag. Retrieved from: http://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/261033/wolfensberger.pdf?sequence=2
• Yee, K. (2015). Learner-centered faculty development. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2015: 99–107. doi: 10.1002/tl.20166