Yale Center for Teaching and Learning

CTL Forum: Enhancing Student Engagement with Digital Tools

Audience 

Faculty, Graduate & Professional Students, Postdoctoral Fellows

Event Time 

Wednesday, November 7, 2018 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm

Event Description 

Faculty from around campus will join Scott Strobel, Jennifer Frederick, and John Harford to discuss a variety of techniques and strategies used in the classroom to enhance student engagement. The forum will highlight from different disciplines and how they use digital tools to manage the classroom, engage distant visitors, and assess the learning that occurs in the classroom. The event agenda follows:

1 p.m. - 1:05 p.m.: Welcome by John Harford, Director of Educational Technology and Media, Yale Center for Teaching and Learning

1:05 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.: Keynote by Scott Strobel, Henry Ford II Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry and Deputy Provost for Teaching and Learning.

1:15 p.m. - 1:40 p.m.: Managing the Classroom for Engagement

Faculty Panel:
Jonathan Parr, Lecturer in Chemistry
Discussing: Using polling with high enrollment courses
James Glenn, Lecturer in Computer Science
Discussing: Illustrating concepts in large lecture halls

1:40 p.m. - 2 p.m.: Engaging Students Across Geographical Boundaries

Faculty Panel:
David Charles, Howard H. Newman Professor of Philosophy and Professor of Classics
Discussing: Teaching across institutions
Stefan Simon, Director of Global Cultural Heritage Initiatives
Discussing: Utilizing guest lecturers from across the globe

2 p.m. - 2:25 p.m.: Increasing Student Engagement with Feedback and Assessment Tools

Faculty Panel:
Aoi Saito, Senior Lector, East Asian Languages and Literatures
Discussing: Promoting cross-cultural language learning using online video assignments
Brett C. Smith, Mathematics Lecturer
Discussing: Learning through instruction via video assignments and canvas discussion boards
Vidvuds Ozolins, Tom Steyer and Kat Taylor Professor of Clean Energy Solutions
Discussing: Using online pre-quizzing to help inform lecture content

2:25 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.: Concluding remarks by Jennifer Frederick, Executive Director, Yale Center for Teaching and Learning

2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.: Reception

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