University of Illinois CITL: Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning
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Time:
5:30 PM–7:30 PM Tuesday Sep 26, 2017
Location:

Foreign Language Building (FLB) Room G8B

Description:

This course will show you how to run the most common bivariate statistical analyses in R. Topics covered include:

  1. Chi-square and Fisher's exact test
  2. Two-Independent samples t-test
  3. One-way ANOVA
  4. Bivariate correlation
  5. Bivariate regression
  6. Multivariate regression
Workshop Registration
Website: Link
Sponsor:

CITL Data Analytics
Event Source: CITL Calendar
Time:
9:30 AM–10:30 AM Wednesday Sep 27, 2017
Speaker:

Tyler Pack, CITL Graduate Affiliate

Location:

Armory Building, room 428

Description:

Typical courses measure student learning only through homework, papers, and/or exams. These formal methods of evaluation are helpful, but teachers and students can work together in a variety of informal ways to ensure that course learning objectives are clear and achievable throughout each week of the semester. Come learn about a variety of Classroom Assessment Techniques which can improve the learning environment for you and your students.

This is a TA-to-TA workhsop, run by one of CITL's Graduate Affiliates.

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Cost: Free, but registration required
Sponsor:

Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning
Event Source: CITL Calendar
Time:
11:30 AM–1:00 PM Wednesday Sep 27, 2017
Speaker:

Cheelan Bo-Linn (CITL)

Location:

Room 428 Armory Buildling (Southwest corner of the building)

Description:

Junior Faculty Seminar Series: Best Practices to Improve Student Learning

Come join this learning community by participating in this specially designed seminar series for junior faculty, though all are welcomed to participate. We'll share strategies and best practices for effective and efficient teaching. There will be great conversations, handouts, and lunch! Since each session builds on each other, we hope you will be able to attend all the meetings.  

 

Session 2: Active Teaching to Active Learning: Strategies for Deep Learning and Retention

Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017
11:30 – 1:00
Room 428, Armory Building 
 

Learning is not a spectator sport (Chickering & Gamson). Students must be cognitively, physically, and affectively engaged for deeper learning and retention to occur. Yet, we have to admit, there are many distractions and the attention span of our students can be relatively short. How do we manage the amount of content that we should teach while providing opportunities for our students to be engaged in active learning?

 

We’ll begin by identifying activities where student are involved in doing, seeing, writing, feeling, and talking. Also, we’ll learn about Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATS), which actively engage students while providing valuable feedback about their learning. 

 
Please mark these sessions on your calendar
11:30 – 1:00 
Room 428, Armory Building
 

Wed, Sept. 20, 2017  Session 1: “I wish I had known that earlier”: Using Informal (IEF) and Formal (ICES) Feedback to Improve Teaching and Learning

Wed, Sept. 27, 2017  Session 2: Active Teaching à Active Learning: Strategies for Deep Learning and Retention

Wed, Oct. 4, 2017     Session 3: Improving Our Testing and Grading of Student Achievement

Wed, Oct. 11, 2017    Session 4: Supporting Our Students to Think Critically and Problem-Solve Creatively

Wed, Oct. 18, 2017    Session 5: Best Practices from Face-to-Face Courses to Online Courses

Wed, Nov. 1, 2017    Session 6: What We Know About Visual Learning Applied to PowerPoint Presentations and More….

 

 

 

Registration is required. Please click here to register
Cost: No cost for joining the faculty learning community.
Sponsor:

Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning (CITL)
Event Source: CITL Calendar
Time:
5:30 PM–6:30 PM Wednesday Sep 27, 2017
Speaker:

John Kotnarowski

Location:

Room 428 Armory Buildling (Southwest corner of the building)

Description:

Workshop Series: Preparing to Take the EPI

 

These four workshops are designed for Graduate Students who plan to take the EPI. The workshops are free, but registration is required. Space is limited, so register early at http://go.illinois.edu/EPI_Workshop_Registration. First-time test-takers and students re-taking the EPI are eligible to attend. Each workshop will focus on a different part of the EPI, including the EPI's structure, how it's scored, preparation tips, definition of terms, responding to open-ended questions, strategies for effective interviewing, and activities and resources you can use on your own to prepare for the EPI. During each session, you'll also have time to practice what you've learned and receive brief feedback. Detailed information about the EPI can be found at http://citl.illinois.edu/citl-101/measurement-evaluation/english-proficiency-interview.

 

Questions? Email us at citl-epi-info@illinois.edu.

 

Location: All workshops take place in Room 428, Armory Building  (Southwest corner of the Armory Building)

 

Workshop session descriptions:

 

Session 3: Wednesday, September 27, 5:30 to 6:30pm. Learn strategies for answering open-ended questions.

 

Session 4: Monday, October 2, 5:30 to 6:30pm. With other workhops participants, practice completing sample EPIs; set goals for oral English improvement; learn about resources you can use to improve your English skills. Note: This session will be most beneficial if you also attend one or more of the earlier sessions. The content in session 4 pulls together everything learned in sessions 1, 2, and 3.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Registration is required. Please click here to register.
Cost: No cost for joining the workshop.
Sponsor:

Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning (CITL) and ITA Program
Event Source: CITL Calendar
Time:
5:30 PM–7:30 PM Wednesday Sep 27, 2017
Location:

G8B Foreign Languages Building

Description:

This course will show you how to run the most common bivariate statistical analyses in SPSS. Topics covered include:

  1. Chi-square
  2. T-Tests
  3. One-way ANOVA
  4. Bivariate Correlation
  5. Bivariate Regression
  6. Multivariate Regression
Registration
Website: Link
Sponsor:

CITL Data Analytics
Event Source: CITL Calendar
iFLEX Innovation Classroom

The iFLEX Innovation Classroom is part of a constellation of Armory Innovation Spaces offering students and faculty a unique space to explore, share, and create.

Different is Better

The iFLEX Innovation Classroom is the first general assignment classroom to combine mixed furniture styles, enhanced writing surfaces, collaborative technologies, project work space, and temporary storage into a single learning environment. Fully reconfigurable with seating for 45, this newest addition to the iFLEX family offers faculty and students a versatile meeting space for instruction, research, and scheduled events.

Research and Collaboration

CITL is exploring the relationship between flexible classroom design and changes in teaching and learning. Propose your own study, or partner with us. Share your experiences with a growing community of faculty who are talking about new classrooms and new ways of teaching.

Now accepting new research and teaching proposals for next term

From exploratory courses and flipped classroom initiatives to collaborations across the disciplines, the iFLEX Innovation Classroom offers exciting opportunities for research and collaboration. Contact us to discuss your research interests, or to arrange a group tour or meeting event.