Workshop 10
Facilitating Active Learning in Large Classrooms
Date: March 15, 2015
Time: 9:00am to 2pm
Place: Business Administration 248
Presenter: Dr. Edward Prather
Workshop 10, Individual Meetings with small groups
Date: March 16, 2015
Please reservce with Ingrid Bracero, ext 5722
Place: Business Administration, ADEM 248
Workshop 10, Seminar for the whole community
Facilitating Active Learning in Large Classrooms
Date: March 17, 2015
Time: 10:30am to 12
Place: Business Administration 242 (Amphiteater)
Abstract
Faculty from all disciplines are being asked to reform the teaching and learning in their classrooms to make use of evidence-based instructional strategies that actively and intellectually engage students. In this active engagement workshop, participants will gain firsthand experience with methods ranging from rapid feedback assessment techniques to small group collaborative learning activities, all proven to increase the knowledge and abilities of learners in classes with enrollments ranging from 10 to 1,000 students. Participants will also learn about the innovative “Peer Teaching Assistant” model, that (1) helps faculty implement ac-tive learning strategies, and (2) advances STEM careers and enhances the STEM literacies of underrepresented students populations.
Short Bio
Dr. Edward E. Prather is an Associate Professor at Steward Observatory, and the Department of Astronomy, at the University of Arizona. He is Executive Director of the NASA (JPL Exoplanet Exploration Public Engagement Program) and NSF funded Center for Astronomy Education (CAE) at the University of Arizona. The results from this research have been used to inform the development of innovative instructional strategies proven to intellectually engage learners and significantly improve their understanding of fundamental Earth and space science concepts. Dissemination of this work is provided through CAE's participation-based, multi-day "Teaching Excellence Workshops," which have been attended by nearly 2000 science instructors around the nation. His teaching efforts were acknowledged when in 2007 he received the University of Arizona's Provost Education Prize, again in 2009 when he was awarded the Univ. of Arizona College of Sciences Innovations in Teaching award, and in 2011 when he received the AAPT David Halliday and Robert Resnick Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Physics Teaching.
Sponsors:Office of the Chancellor, UPRM
Office of the Dean of Arts and Sciences, UPRM
