Improving Instruction and Learning Outcomes Through Faculty Development

Improving Instruction and Learning

Outcomes Through Faculty Development

Improving Instruction and

Learning Outcomes

Through Faculty Development

Webinar Led by:

L. Dee Fink, Ph.D.

National & International Consultant in Higher Education

Author: Creating Significant Learning Experiences

Improving Instruction & Learning Outcomes

I. Institutional Definition of “Desired Kinds of

Learning”

II. Program & Institutional Assessment: How well are students achieving the Desired Kinds of Learning?

II. Develop Capabilitiesof:

FACULTY for

teaching

STUDENTS for

learning

Components of an EFFECTIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM



Learning”



FACULTY for

teaching

STUDENTS for

learning



Examples of Insitution-Wide

Desired Learning Outcomes:

• Critical Thinking

• Communication Skills

• Dealing with Diversity

• Global Cultural Competence

Improving Your Educational Program

College-Wide Desired Learning Outcomes:

Communi-

cation

Skills

Critical

ThinkingTeam Work

Skills

Info.

Literacy

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Forth)

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Improving Your Educational Program

College-Wide Desired Learning Outcomes:

Communi-

cation

Skills

Critical

ThinkingTeam Work

Skills

Info.

Literacy

(And So

Forth)

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2nd Year

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4th Year

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Learning”



FACULTY for

teaching

STUDENTS for

learning



How Assess IW-DLO’s??

• Alverno College: Learning Portfolios

• Other Activities:

• Tests

• 1st Year/4th Year comparisons



Learning”



FACULTY for

teaching

STUDENTS for

learning



Getting Better Over Time

A

Everyone’s Potential

Quality of

Teaching

(now) Time

B

The Learning Cycle:

3 WAYS OF LEARNING

SHARE

COLLEAGUES

2

Ideas/Literature onCOLLEGE TEACHING

3

1

LEARN

USE

REFLECT

ASSESS


“New” Ideas, Best Practices in Teaching (Hi. Educ.):

• How students learn

• Identifying what students might learn

• Learning-centered teaching

• Designing learning experiences

• Using active learning

• Using small groups

• Assessing student learning

• Motivating and enabling students to learn

• Using powerful teaching strategies

• Teaching large classes

• Using instructional technology

• Evaluating teaching

• Reflecting on your work as a student [teacher]


Problem:

• Faculty are not being encouraged to regularly engage in “learning about teaching”

Good News:

• Online Resources for “Learning About College Teaching”

• Examples:

www.optimizelearning.org

www.acue.org

http://www.optimizelearning.org/

http://www.acue.org/


STUDENTS:

• Have the same problem as professors

POSSIBLE RESPONSES:

• Learning Assistance Centers

• Teach Metacognition

• Online Support


Credo: Continuous Instructional Improvement


Credo Purpose: Foster Real-time Learners


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Developing STUDENT

Capabilities:

What do we want students to be able to do, as students?

Answer:

Become META-LEARNERS


St1 St2

Teacher/Coach


St1 St2

Meta-Learner:?

Teacher/Coach

•


St1 St2

Own Learning/Development

Meta-Learner:?

Own Knowing/Beliefs

Own Thinking

Own Performance

Own Caring/Values

Teacher/Coach

•

One Who Takes Charge of their…


THE END!

Higher Education:

Let’s make it all that it can be and needs to be!


THE END!

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OR, A NEW START?

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