UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence will present the following workshops in 315 Rider Building.
-- Angela Linse, executive director and associate dean of the Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence will lead “SRTE Question and Answer Session” 9:45 to 11:15 a.m. Feb. 12. How can SRTEs (Student Ratings of Teaching Effectiveness) be used to improve teaching and learning? Faculty, administrators and staff are invited to bring these and other questions to this informal Q&A session/Brown Bag.
This event will be offered in a face to face format in 315 Rider Building, Polycom or via Adobe Connect at https://meeting.psu.edu/srteqa/.
Polycom is available at the following locations:
University Park - originating location: 315 Rider Building
If you do not see your campus listed above, please see your Instructional Design Specialist or contact site@psu.edu or 814-863-2599.
Participants are free to bring their own beverages and lunch. To register, visit http://www.schreyerinstitute.psu.edu/Events?id-10508.
-- Crystal Ramsay, instructional consultant with the Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence will lead “Best Practices for Designing Effective Multiple Choice Tests” from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Feb. 13. Do your students ever complain that they don't recognize the material on your tests? Or do you hear post-test murmurs about tricky test questions? Join Ramsay for an interactive workshop on designing effective multiple choice tests. You'll learn strategies for linking test items to learning objectives and instructional activities. We'll practice using a test blueprint, a tool that can help you and your students. We'll discuss rules for writing effective multiple choice items and give you an opportunity to begin writing or revising a test for one of your courses.
This workshop is intended as a companion to “Item Analysis: Improving Multiple Choice Tests,” but attending both is not required.
Participants should bring a multiple choice test they would like to revise or some material to begin writing questions for a new exam.
To register, visit http://www.schreyerinstitute.psu.edu/Events?id=10505.
-- Andrew Porter and Lauren Kooistra, graduate consultants with the Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence will lead “Improved Learning and Enhanced Teaching in Large Classes” from 1:45 to 3 p.m. Feb. 13. Actively engaging students in large classes isn't easy, but it can be done. Please join Porter and Kooistra, for this interactive workshop where we will look at strategies for enhancing student learning, assessing students' understanding and actively engaging students even when your classroom is a lecture hall or auditorium. To register, visit http://www.schreyerinstitute.psu.edu/Events?id-10568.
-- Porter and Kooistra will lead “Improved Learning and Enhanced Teaching in Large Classes” on from 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Feb. 14. Actively engaging students in large classes isn't easy, but it can be done. Please join Andrew and Lauren, for this interactive workshop where we will look at strategies for enhancing student learning, assessing students' understanding and actively engaging students even when your classroom is a lecture hall or auditorium.
To register, visit http://www.schreyerinstitute.psu.edu/Events?id-10569.