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Learning by Design: Inclusive Syllabus Tune Up

Moodle - FDC Commons

In the “Inclusive Syllabus Tune Up” Learning By Design Studio colleagues will evaluate three inclusive syllabus tools for utility in your own teaching and apply one to an existing syllabus to amplify equity and inclusion in the course. Please have a current syllabus on hand, as well as the LBD worksheet (link) which includes links […]

Learning by Design: Converting Syllabi: An Overview of the Graphic Syllabus

Moodle - FDC Commons

Recent learning science suggests that not only is the idea of a set learning “style” a myth, but that all learners retain and utilize information more effectively when exposed to diverse and interconnected modes and methods of learning. Integrating visual, logical, verbal, and aural content throughout your course can help ensure that learning “sticks”. Because […]

Reading Circle: Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Do’t Know

James B. Duke Library - Room 128

With Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know, author Adam Grant suggests that intelligence is usually seen as the ability to think and learn, but in a rapidly changing world, there’s another set of cognitive skills that might matter more: the ability to rethink and unlearn. If knowledge is power, Grant argues, […]

Learning by Design: One Small Tweak, Big Equity Results: Revising Assignments using the TILT Framework

Moodle - FDC Commons

Research led by Mary-Ann Winkelmes suggests that even small tweaks at the assignment level that include the task, purpose, and criteria of a project can have a significant positive impact on learning. In this Learning by Design (LBD) Studio we’ll review the research on the success of using the TILT framework, become familiar with the […]

Talking Teaching: Imagining SoTL Opportunities

James B. Duke Library - Room 043

Are you curious about ways to simultaneously improve your teaching, enhance learning, and conduct scholarly research? Have you considered exploring the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) within your discipline or area of expertise? Or, have you already invested time in thinking about potential SoTL projects?  Whether you are new to the SoTL conversation or revisiting it, we invite you to […]

Lunch & Learn: Twice the Work for the Reward: Helping Our International Students Overcome Learning Barriers

Daniel Dining Hall - Trustees Dining Room

International students at Furman experience barriers to learning that students educated in the U.S. do not. The goal of this Lunch & Learn session is to help faculty understand the barriers to learning that English Language Learner (ELL) students face related to reading and writing. A panel of international students will share their experiences, a […]