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

2. 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!

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

4. 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).

5. Student Panel
Maydelin Jimenez
Robert Wood

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. Solving problems in teams