1. 6th Annual Teaching & Learning Bash
The Office of Faculty Development Welcomes You!
Jan Gabel-Goes, Director

2. Welcome!
Dr. Jennifer Bott
Provost and Vice President Academic Affairs

3. Drs. Ariel Anderson, Louann Bierlein Palmer, Gwen Tarbox
KEYNOTE
Drs. Ariel Anderson, Louann Bierlein Palmer, Gwen Tarbox
2017 Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award Winners
Question & Answer Time

4. Ariel Anderson: Teaching large classes
Areas of Expertise
Ariel Anderson: Teaching large classes
Louann Bierlein Palmer: Online & hybrid for non-traditional working professional students
Gwen Tarbox: Collaborate Teaching

5. “A Roundtable on Creating Effective Teaching Environments”
Audience Job Per Table: Please write on the Post It Note one or two challenges you frequently face when it comes to student engagement/learning

6. High Quality Hybrid/Online Instruction (Dr. Bierlein Palmer)
Relationships
Clear Expectations
“Facilitator” vs. “Teacher”
Creating a “Sense of Community”
Regular video instructor presence (e.g., syllabus review; weekly podcasts; assignment recaps)
Regular one-to-one connection with each student (e.g., personal journal)
Structure required postings as a “dialogue” with each other, not just postings
Individuals or groups using technology to ”share” within the online class

7. Collaborative Learning/Blended Learning (Dr. Tarbox)
Course Recaps
Online Group Work
Establishing Effective Collaborative Environments
Diagnostics/assigned groups
Group roles/reporting
Asynchronous and Synchronous group work in Elearning
Sequencing Assignments (Homework/Online Group Work/In-class Exercises)

8. Poster Sessions & Roundtable Discussions
Posters from Academic Leadership Academy
Broncos FIRST learning communities
Instructional Development Grant Awardees

9. Roundtable Discussion Topics
Broncos FIRST
Mentor Groups
Faculty Learning Communities
Open Education Resources
Part-Time Faculty Seminar Series
Success at WMU

10. Virtual Reality Experiences
Additional Offerings
Virtual Reality Experiences
Augmented Reality Experiences – Sign Up in 209/210
Assessment as Ally in room 208

11. Convocation Ceremony: 2018 Faculty and Staff Awards
11 a.m. North Ballroom
Convocation Ceremony: Faculty and Staff Awards
2018 State of the University Address

12. Thank you very much!
Questions?