Posted 2:12 p.m. Monday, Sept. 18, 2023
CATL's Core Curriculum Series based on Survey Feedback
At the end of the 22/23 academic year, CATL asked for feedback about the past year's programming and what you want to learn more about in 23/24 academic year. Over the summer, the CATL staff analyzed the results of the survey and developed our core curriculum workshop series in response to the themes and topics that you all indicated of greatest interest to you at this time. This series is based on your feedback. We listened. Here is what have to offer.
The Series for 23/24 is as follows...
FALL 2023
- Tuesday, September 26 from 8:45-9:45am - Core Curriculum Topic: Course Delivery - Workshop: Increase Student Engagement
- Tuesday, October 10 from 8:45-9:45am - Core Curriculum Topic: Inclusive Teaching - Workshop: Inclusive Teaching...at this Moment
- Tuesday, November 7 from 8:45-9:45am - Core Curriculum Topic:Feedback/Grading - Workshop: Alternative Grading 101
- Tuesday, December 5 from 8:45-9:45am - Core Curriculum Topic: Course Design - Workshop: Policy Review
SPRING 2024 (dates/times TBA)
- February - Core Curriculum Topic: Feedback/grading - Workshop: Effective and Efficient Feedback for Wriging and Group Projects
- March - Core Curriculum Topic: Collaborative learning – Workshop: Group Work that Works
- April - Core Curriculum Topic: Reflection/revision - Workshop: The Ins and Outs of Peer Observation
REMINDER, this is CATL's Core Curriculum
The mission of CATL is to support improvement of teaching and student learning at UWL. Our overarching goal is to help instructors improve the design and implementation of instructional materials, assignments, teaching practices, assessment and evaluation of student learning.
To further support the CATL Mission, the CATL staff created a core curriculum: a set of teaching and learning topics that have continually and consistently been researched to create quality learning experiences.
These are the topics:
- Assessment - creating and using fair and equitable assessments that aid in determining student success in developing necessary skills and knowledge
- Course design - aligning activities with outcomes, scaffolding content, and balancing the instructional process to support learning
- Course delivery - engaging students in a meaningful way to promote learning
- Inclusive teaching - creating a classroom space that is welcoming and accessible to all students
- Feedback and grading – providing students with information about how to improve their learning
- Collaborative Learning - supporting students in their efforts to learn together with peers
- Reflection/revision - reflecting on and revising our courses to improve teaching for optimal student learning
About the Core Curriculum Workshop Series
Every academic year, the CATL staff will work together to determine and offer workshops related to each core curriculum topic and these workshops will make up the CATL Core Curriculum Workshop Series. The specifics of the topic offering will vary each year based on current campus needs, as well as current research in the scholarship of teaching and learning. The workshop will be labeled so you can identify which workshops are part of the series.