Learner-Centered Teaching New Faculty Orientation Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Goals Share research findings that undergird our beliefs about instruction …and a few strategies Introduce you to FIU’s primary teaching & learning units Invite you to join us!

Plans Supporting FIU student learning One faculty member’s journey Physics identity research & effective instruction Learning principles, Q&A

Reflection Write responses to both questions on page one of the handout (5 minutes). Discuss your response to the second question with your colleagues (5 minutes).

Student Panel Maydelin Jimenez Robert Wood

Supporting Learning Write responses to both questions on page two of the handout (5 minutes). Discuss your responses with your colleagues (10 minutes).

One faculty member’s journey Sat Gavassa Becerra, PhD Instructor Biological Sciences

Passing Rate 79.09% 67.39% 58.77% Hybrid F2015 N=331 Z=1.849 p<0.001 Hybrid F2014 N=365 67.39% Lecture F2013 N=228 58.77%

Passing Rate 79.09% 67.39% 58.77% Hybrid F2015 N=331 Z=1.849 p<0.001 Hybrid F2014 N=365 67.39% Lecture F2013 N=228 58.77%

Passing Rate 79.09% 67.39% 58.77% Hybrid F2015 N=331 Z=5.124 p<0.001 79.09% Z=1.849 p<0.001 Hybrid F2014 N=365 67.39% Lecture F2013 N=228 58.77%

The one who does the work does the learning (Doyle, 2011)

Solving problems in teams